Martian meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars found on Earth has sold for $5.3 million at Sotheby's, setting a ...

The Martian rock, known as NWA 16788, is 70% larger than the next biggest piece of Mars that has been recovered, according to the auction house.

On Wednesday (July 16), the largest Mars meteorite on Earth was auctioned off at Sotheby's in New York City for $4.3 million.

One lucky bidder will soon fork over millions of dollars to take home NWA 16788, a 54-pound (24-kilogram) Martian meteorite.

Among items going up for auction at Sotheby's in New York is a 54-pound rock that the auction house calls the largest piece ...

The 24.5kg space rock is the largest known piece of Mars found on Earth. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

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The flash in the Georgia sky in June, described by witnesses as a fireball, traveled hundreds of millions of miles through space before entering the Earth’s atmosphere, eventually crashing into a home ...

The largest Mars rock ever found on Earth, NWA 16788, just sold for $5.3 million at a Sotheby's auction to an unnamed bidder.

This meteorite, affectionately dubbed NWA 16788, isn’t just any space rock, though. At a stunning $5.3 million, not only did it fetch the highest price of any meteorite ever, it’s also the largest, ...

The auction of the largest piece of Mars on Earth exceeded Sotheby's expectations, fetching US$5.3 million.

With dimensions of roughly 15 inches by 11 inches by 6 inches, NWA 16788 is said to be 70 per cent larger than the ...