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Martian Meteorite Sells for Record $5.3 Million at Sotheby's

"This is an amazing Martian meteorite that broke off of the Martian surface," said Cassandra Hatton, Sotheby's vice-chairman and global head of science and natural history, ahead of the auction.

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Largest piece of Mars on Earth sells for nearly $5.3 million at auction

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Largest Mars meteorite sells for $5.3 million at Sotheby's auction

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A Mars rock was expected to sell at auction for $4 million. The final bid was for more

A chunk of the Martian surface that at some point crashed into Earth following an unlikely cosmic journey sold Wednesday, July 16 to an anonymous bidder for a record $5.3 million at a Sotheby’s New Y...

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Largest piece of Mars on Earth fetches meteoric $5.3 million at New York auction

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Largest Mars rock found on Earth sold for $4.3M at Sotheby’s auction

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Here’s How Much the ‘Largest Piece of Mars on Earth’ Sold for at Auction

The meteorite is around 70% larger than the next biggest piece of Mars on Earth, and it represents around 7% of the entirety of Martian material on planet Earth.

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Largest chunk of Mars on Earth sells for $5.3 million

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World’s biggest Mars rock sells for $4.3 million at auction

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Why the Largest Martian Meteorite Ever Found Is Shaking Up Science and the Auction World

The odds of this getting from there to here are astronomically small, Sotheby’s Cassandra Hatton said, as record-breaking Martian meteorite NWA 16788 is set to sell under the hammer in New York. Weighing in at 54 pounds,

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Want to own a huge chunk of Mars? It'll likely cost you up to $4 million

A 54-pound meteorite from Mars is expected to fetch up to $4 million when it goes up for auction later this month at Sotheby's.

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Researchers may have solved mystery of Mercury’s missing meteorites, but doubts remain

Two meteorites found in the Sahara in 2023 might be from Mercury, a study suggests, but doubts remain due to how little is known about the planet closest to the sun.