The auction of the largest piece of Mars on Earth exceeded Sotheby's expectations, fetching US$5.3 million.

A chunk of the Martian surface that at some point crashed into Earth sold Wednesday, July 16 to an anonymous bidder for a record $5.3 million.

The meteorite was discovered in Niger in November 2023 and is 70% larger than the next biggest piece of Mars recovered on ...

The meteorite, named NWA 16788, weighs 54 pounds and measures roughly 15 x 11 x 6 inches. It’s the largest known piece of Mars ever found on Earth and represents nearly 7% of all Martian material ...

This was the first time such an historical and rare piece was auctioned off. But as popular as the Mars meterorite was, a ...

A meteorite from Mars, the largest piece ever found on Earth, sold for $5.3 million to an anonymous bidder at a Sotheby's auction in New York on Wednesday.

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

The largest piece of Mars on Earth became the most valuable meteorite ever sold at auction at Sotheby’s annual ”Geek Week,” ...

The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $5 million at an auction of rare geological and ...