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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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Largest known Martian meteorite on Earth sells for $5.3 million at auction

The largest known Martian meteorite, NWA 16788, has been sold at auction for $5.3 million. The hefty chunk of the Red Planet, which weighs 54 pounds, could help unravel new secrets about Mars — if it's allowed to be studied.

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

This meteorite, affectionately dubbed NWA 16788, isn’t just any space rock, though. At a stunning $5.3 million, not only did it fetch the highest price of any meteorite ever, it’s also the largest, most scientifically significant piece of Mars that we Earthlings have access to.

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Meteorite Northwest Africa 12264 May Change Everything Known About Planet Formation, Research Suggests

Meteorite Northwest Africa 12264 May Change Everything Known About Planet Formation, Research Suggests Theories regarding the ...

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Would you like to own a piece of Mars? A meteorite from the neighboring planet was just sold for over $5 million

The largest piece of Mars on Earth is now the most valuable meteorite ever sold at auction after it achieved $5.3 million in the Natural History sale during Sotheby's Geek Week. #AuctionUpdate The ...

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Scientists Have Never Confirmed a Meteorite From Mercury. Could These Space Rocks From the Desert Be the First?

Two meteorites found in the Sahara show tantalizing similarities to the innermost planet, and while researchers say they are ...

Cantonment man finds rare meteorite after fireball

Christian Varady was watching the sky outside his Cantonment home when he saw a color-changing fireball fall into the ...

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 ...

Remember the June fireball? Here's how scientists are classifying the meteorite that came crashing through a Henry county home

Harris, working with Henry County Emergency Management and the homeowner, examined the entry point and fragments of meteorite within the home. It left a clean entry hole through the roof, air ducts, ...

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Meteorite that shot through roof of Henry County home was moving at speed of sound, scientist says

The flash in the Georgia sky in June, described by witnesses as a fireball, traveled hundreds of millions of miles through ...

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Cutting a $10,000 Meteorite with a 60,000 PSI Waterjet

Meet the robo-bunny: This tiny, furry robot is taking on invasive pythons in Florida ...

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