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Martian meteorite sells for record $5.3 million at Sotheby's
Martian meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars found on Earth has sold for $5.3 million at Sotheby's, setting a ...
Someone paid $5.3 million for a piece of Mars
Add this to the list of "things that might be fun if you had a buttload of money": Someone forked over $5.3 million in a ...
Largest piece of Mars on Earth fetches meteoric $4.3 million plus fees at New York auction
The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $4 million plus fees at an auction of rare geological ...
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Largest piece of Mars found on Earth sells for millions, sets new auction record
Billed as the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth, the 25 kilogramme rock named NWA 16788 was discovered in the Sahara Desert in Niger by a meteorite hunter in November 2023. It was blown off ...
Largest piece of Mars on Earth sells for over $5M but rare dinosaur fossil makes more at auction
A rare dinosaur skeleton and a Martian meteorite rock led to bidding wars at Sotheby’s, marking new auction records.