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Glassy Martian meteorite that likely crashed to Earth in recent years to be sold at auction – and it has a massive asking price
A rock weighing 25kg. Estimated auction price: $2m (€1.7m) to $4m. Why so expensive? It’s the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth. Sotheby’s in New York will be auctioning what’s known as NWA ...
The biggest piece of Mars on Earth is going up for auction in New York
The meteorite is believed to have been blown off the surface of Mars by an asteroid strike before traveling 140 million miles ...
Sotheby's Auction: Biggest Martian rock on Earth goes on sale. Here’s how it came to Earth
Sotheby’s New York will auction a 54-pound Martian meteorite and a juvenile Ceratosaurus skeleton during Geek Week 2025. The ...
Massive Mars rock from outer space could fetch up to $4M at prestigious Sotheby's auction
A rare Martian meteorite discovered in the Sahara Desert in 2023 represents 6.5% of all known Martian material on Earth and ...