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A meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars on Earth has sold for a hammer price of $4.3 million to an anonymous ...
The largest Mars meteorite ever found on Earth was sold at a Sotheby's auction in New York on Wednesday for $4.3 million. The Martian rock, known as NWA 16788, weighs more than 54 pounds, is nearly 15 ...
The “Largest Piece of Mars on Earth” just sold at auction for about $5.3 million— $5,296,000, to be exact. Popular Science has reached out to Sotheby’s for confirmation of the sale price.
It sold for more than the maximum estimated price of $4 million. On Wednesday (July 16), the largest Mars meteorite on Earth was auctioned off at Sotheby's in New York City for $4.3 million.
A chunk of the Martian surface that made an unlikely voyage to Earth will be available to the highest bidder at Sotheby's ...
On Wednesday, Sotheby’s will auction off a chunk of rock believed to have originated on Mars for an anticipated two to four ...
A rare Martian meteorite discovered in the Sahara Desert in 2023 represents 6.5% of all known Martian material on Earth and ...
The red, brown and gray hunk is about 70% larger than the next largest piece of Mars found on Earth and represents nearly 7% ...
NWA 16788 was discovered in Niger & is assumed to have travelled 140 million miles to reach Earth. Weighing 24.67 kg, the ...
A colossal Martian meteorite, NWA 16788, weighing 54 pounds, is set to headline Sotheby's Geek Week 2025 auction in New York.
In all, there are only 400 known Mars rocks on Earth, comprising less than 1% of all known space rocks on the Blue Planet.
The winning bid for the original Birkin bag set a record for the most valuable handbag ever sold at auction, Sotheby's said.