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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 ...
The Largest Piece of Mars in the World Just Sold for a Record $5.3 Million
A 54-pound Martian rock, known as NWA 16788, fetched a record $5.3 million at Sotheby’s, becoming the most expensive ...
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Record-Breaking Martian Meteorite Sale Captivates Collectors
A 54-pound Martian meteorite, the largest ever found on Earth, sold for $5.3 million at Sotheby's. The meteorite, discovered ...
A chunk of Mars just sold for a record-breaking $5.3 million at auction
Auction house Sotheby's just auctioned off the largest known Mars meteorite, realizing a record price that shattered expectations.
Meteorite fragments found in the Sahara turn out to be from the most mysterious planet in our solar system
Very few meteorites from this planet ever reach Earth and none have been scientifically proven. A study investigated two ...
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Martian meteorite NWA 16788 set for record auction sale - New Atlas
Discover the story of NWA 16788, the largest Martian meteorite on Earth, set to break records at Sotheby’s Geek Week auction in July 2025. If rocks could talk, this one (NWA 16788) would ...
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Huge Martian chunk sells for $4.3 million - plus fees
A meteorite known as NWA 16788 was found in the Sahara Desert in 2023. The composition of the meteorite is Martian ...