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Largest piece of Mars on Earth fetches $5.3 million at auction, but young dinosaur steals the show
The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth has sold for just over $5 million at a Sotheby's auction in New York.
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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 ...
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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Niger opens investigation into $5 million sale of Martian meteorite found in Agadez region
A Martian meteorite, weighing 54.388 lbs. (24.67 kg), said to be the largest piece of Mars on Earth, is displayed at ...
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Jurassic jackpot! Rare dinosaur skeleton sells for $30.5M, while Martian meteorite fetches $5M
The dinosaur skeleton, on the other hand, sparked a war among six bidders over six minutes. With a pre-auction estimate of $4 ...
Two meteorites found in the Sahara could be from the solar system’s least studied rocky planet, scientists say
Two meteorites found in the Sahara in 2023 might be from Mercury, a study suggests, but doubts remain due to how little is ...