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Biggest chunk of Mars in the world sells for staggering amount at auction
The 54-pound Martian meteorite named NWA 16788 was discovered in the Sahara Desert in Niger in November 2023. The giant chunk was found after it was swept off the surface of Mars by a massive ...
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What the $5.3 Million Martian Meteorite Reveals About Mars—and What It Can’t
There’s really no substitute for ‘ground truth,’ and the Martian meteorites represent the only known samples from that planet ...
World’s biggest Mars rock sells for $5.3 million at auction
A meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars on Earth has sold for $5.3 million, with taxes and fees, to an anonymous ...
Huge piece of Mars sells at auction for $5.3 million
NWA 16788, the largest piece of Mars on Earth, fetched $5.3 million at auction. Franklin Institute chief astronomer and ...
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 sold Wednesday, July 16 to an anonymous bidder for 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 ...
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Martian meteorite NWA 16788 set for record auction sale - New Atlas
Discover the story of NWA 16788, ... Looking certain to blow past its lower estimate of US$2.0 million, this monumental 54-lb (24.67-kg) lump of Mars has already been bid to $1,920,000 ...