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Rock that fell on Earth from Mars sells for $5.3 million in Sotheby's auction

A spirited 15-minute bidding war between online and phone participants ultimately landed the ultra-rare specimen with an anonymous buyer, far surpassing its initial estimate of $2-4 million.

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Huge piece of Mars sells at auction for $5.3 million

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Largest piece of Mars on Earth sells for nearly $5.3 million at auction

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A Mars rock was expected to sell at auction for $4 million. The final bid was for more

A chunk of the Martian surface that at some point crashed into Earth following an unlikely cosmic journey sold Wednesday, July 16 to an anonymous bidder for a record $5.3 million at a Sotheby’s New Y...

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Largest piece of Mars on Earth fetches meteoric $5.3 million at New York auction

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Largest Mars rock found on Earth sold for $4.3M at Sotheby’s auction

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Here’s How Much the ‘Largest Piece of Mars on Earth’ Sold for at Auction

The meteorite is around 70% larger than the next biggest piece of Mars on Earth, and it represents around 7% of the entirety of Martian material on planet Earth.

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Largest chunk of Mars on Earth sells for $5.3 million

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World’s biggest Mars rock sells for $4.3 million at auction

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The Largest Piece of Mars on Earth 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.

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Someone paid $5.3 million for a piece of Mars

Add this to the list of "things that might be fun if you had a buttload of money": Someone forked over $5.3 million in a Sotheby's auction to own a piece of Mars. The Red Planet meteorite was discovered in 2023 in a remote area of the Sahara Desert in Niger.

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Who wants to buy a piece of Mars?

The largest piece of Mars on Earth became the most valuable meteorite ever sold at auction at Sotheby’s annual ”Geek Week,” and a full Ceratosaurus skeleton fetched $30 million. Next up for bidding: an Apple computer hand-built by Steve Jobs.