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The largest Martian meteorite ever found on Earth is up for auction
In New York City, specifically at the Sotheby's auction house, the sale took place of the largest rock found on Earth and originating from Mars. It is the NWA 16788 meteorite, weig ...
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Out of this world: meteorite sale expected to raise €1 million
An iron meteorite weighing 240 kilos will be auctioned off in Noorwijk at the end of August to help fund a new planetarium in ...
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Niger opens investigation into $5 million sale of Martian meteorite found in Agadez region
Niger says it will open an investigation into the sale of a Martian meteorite discovered in the West African country’s Agadez ...
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When a fragment of Mars becomes the star of a crazy sale
An exceptional piece of the Red Planet recently caused a sensation at auction in New York. The Martian meteorite NWA 16788, ...
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Scientists Saddened as World's Largest Mars Rock Is Sold at Auction
Discovered in November 2023 by a meteorite hunter scouring a remote region of Niger, an analysis determined that NWA 16788 ...
Largest piece of Mars on Earth sells at New York auction for over $5 million
The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $5 million at an auction of rare geological and archaeological objects in New York on Wednesday, while a juvenile dinosaur skeleton ...