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Martian meteorite sells for record $5.3 million at Sotheby's

Martian meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars found on Earth has sold for $5.3 million at Sotheby's, setting a new auction record for a meteorite. The auction on Wednesday for the rock known as NWA 16788 sparked a 15-minute bidding war between online and phone bidders.

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World’s biggest Mars rock sells for $5.3 million at auction

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Martian meteorite sells for record $5.3 million at New York auction

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Largest piece of Mars on Earth fetches meteoric $4.3 million plus fees at New York auction

The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $4 million plus fees at an auction of rare geological and archaeological objects in New York on Wednesday.

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Dino deal: 150 million-year-old dinosaur fossil sells for tens of millions of dollars at Sotheby's Utah auction

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Largest piece of Mars on Earth fetches $5.3 million at auction, but young dinosaur steals the show

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Largest Martian meteorite sells for a whopping $5.3M at auction: ‘Geological time capsule from another world’

This record-breaking rock had losing bidders seeing red. At one of Sotheby’s Geek Week events, hosted at NYC’s own American Museum of Natural History, this Martian meteorite smashed through bidding expectations,

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 meteorite ever sold at auction.

Largest Piece Of Mars On Earth Sold At Auction For Record-Breaking $5.3 Million

A 54-pound meteorite from Mars, believed to be the largest piece of the planet currently on Earth, sold in a Sotheby’s auction for $5.3 million after a 15-minute bidding war to quickly become the most valuable meteorite ever sold at auction.

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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 have a ...

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 stones linked to Mercury.