Largest Piece of Mars Fetches $5.3 Million at Auction, Young Dinosaur Skeleton Steals the Show

Mars space rock found in Sahara desert sells for £3.2m - 'Incredibly rare!'

An "incredibly rare" piece of rock from Mars has sold for £3.2million after being discovered in the Sahara desert.The 24.5kg meteorite is the largest piece of Mars on Earth.The rock travelled 140million miles through space after a large asteroid strike on the Martian surface.A meteorite hunter discovered the rock, known as NWA16788, in November 2023.Vice-chairman of science and natural history at Sotheby's, Cassandra Hatton, said: "This is the l…

Largest piece of Mars fetches $5.3 million at auction, young dinosaur skeleton steals the show

An auction in New York City featured rare geological artifacts, including the largest piece of Mars sold for $5.3 million and a juvenile dinosaur skeleton that fetched over $30 million, marking it as the third-highest amount paid for a dinosaur at auction.

A Fossil Just Sold for $30.5 Million—Why This Dinosaur Is Worth More Than Gold

A Ceratosaurus fossil, one of only four of its kind in existence, has sold for a staggering $30.5 million at auction. This exceptional specimen, described as “one of the finest and most complete examples” of its kind, was sold at Sotheby’s New York after a tense six-minute bidding war. The juvenile Ceratosaurus nasicornis—a carnivorous dinosaur from the late Jurassic period—was valued much higher than its initial estimate of $4 million to $6 mil…

Largest Piece of Mars on Earth Sold for Over $5 Million

A rare Martian meteorite named NWA 16788 has made headlines after being sold for a record-breaking $5.3 million at an auction in New York. Weighing a hefty 25 kilograms, this extraordinary rock was discovered in 2023 in the Sahara Desert region of Nigeria. Experts have confirmed that it originated from Mars, making it a remarkable find in the world of planetary science. What sets this meteorite apart is its sheer size—it is 70% larger than any o…