US EditionLargest piece of Mars found on Earth fetches meteoric $5.3 million at New York auction
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, JUL 16 – The 54-pound Martian meteorite NWA 16788, 70% larger than any other, sold for $5.3 million after a 15-minute bidding war at Sotheby's auction, marking a new record.
- A meteorite weighing 54 pounds and originating from Mars sold for $5.3 million at a Sotheby's auction, making it the most valuable meteorite ever sold at auction.
- The reddish-brown meteorite, known as NWA 16788, is 70% larger than the next largest piece of Mars recovered on Earth and represents nearly 7% of all the Martian material currently on this planet, according to Sotheby's.
- Cassandra Hatton, vice-chairman of science and natural history at Sotheby's, described the meteorite as "unbelievably rare" and said, "This isn't just a miraculous find, but a massive data set that can help us unlock the secrets of our neighbor, the red planet.
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Martian Meteorite Sold at Auction for $5.3 Million. It's the Largest Piece of Mars We Have on Earth.
$221 a gram, totaling $5.3 million: the amount to which it was sold at auction by Sotheby's, New York, the biggest meteorite...
Martian meteorite sells for record $5.3 million at Sotheby's
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