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At 54 pounds, this Mars rock is largest on Earth. It could sell at auction for $4 million

A chunk of the Martian surface that made an unlikely voyage to Earth will be available to the highest bidder at Sotheby's auction in New York.

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At 54 pounds, this meteorite is Earth’s biggest piece of Mars. It could sell for millions

A meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars on Earth is expected to fetch up to $4 million when it goes up for auction at Sotheby’s on July 16.

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Biggest Martian Meteorite Ever Found Could Fetch $4 Million at Auction

One lucky bidder will soon fork over millions of dollars to take home NWA 16788, a 54-pound (24-kilogram) Martian meteorite. This space rock, discovered in the Sahara Desert in 2023, is the largest chunk of the Red Planet ever found on Earth.

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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 ...

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The Surprising Science and High-Stakes Hunt Behind the Largest Martian Meteorite on Earth

This Martian meteorite is the largest piece of Mars we have ever found by a long shot,” Sotheby’s vice chairman of science and natural history Cassandra Hatton explained as NWA 16788 was to be the ...

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Two meteorites found in the Sahara could be from the solar system’s least studied planet, scientists say

Researchers suspect that two meteorites found in the Sahara Desert in 2023 may originally have come from Mercury, which would ...

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Glassy Martian meteorite that likely crashed to Earth in recent years to be sold at auction – and it has a massive asking price

A rock weighing 25kg. Estimated auction price: $2m (€1.7m) to $4m. Why so expensive? It’s the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth. Sotheby’s in New York will be auctioning what’s known as NWA ...

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