US EditionMartian Rock Expected to Draw $2-4M Bids at Auction
NEW YORK, JUL 14 – The 24.67 kg Martian meteorite NWA 16788 is expected to fetch up to $4 million at auction, one of only 400 known Martian meteorites on Earth, Sotheby's said.
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One of the most mysterious rocks on Earth just went up for sale
If you didn’t make the list for Blue Origin’s recent sub-orbital jaunt to space, why not treat yourself to a consolation prize here on Earth for a fraction of the cost? On Wednesday, Sotheby’s will auction off a chunk of rock believed to have originated on Mars for an anticipated two to four million dollars – a steal relative to the $28 million you would have dropped to experience a few fleeting minutes of zero gravity with Katy Perry. The mete…
Sotheby's poised for red hot bidding battle as largest Martian meteorite goes up for auction in NY
NWA 16788 was discovered in Niger & is assumed to have travelled 140 million miles to reach Earth. Weighing 24.67 kg, the meteorite dwarfs the previous largest Martian specimen by 70%.
The largest known Martian meteorite is being auctioned – with a starting bid of two million US dollars. It was found in the desert of northern Niger.
Auctioning a piece of Mars rock sounds crazy at first, but that's exactly what's happening – and with a real record piece. There's never been such a thing before: a big chunk of the red planet that could now change owners at Sotheby for millions. The post A piece of Mars for sale: Entry bid – two million US dollars first appeared on ingenieur.de - job market and news portal for engineers.
Exactly two years ago, the largest known meteorite from Mars was found in Niger. Now it can be bought – for the necessary change.
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