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Largest piece of Mars on Earth is up for auction

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At 54 pounds, this Mars rock is largest on Earth. It could sell at auction for $4 million

The Martian meteorite is 54 pounds, or about the weight of a standard bag of cement.

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At 54 pounds, this meteorite is Earth’s biggest piece of Mars. It could sell for millions

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The largest Mars rock on Earth is up for auction in NYC — it could be yours for $4 million (or more)

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Want to own a huge chunk of Mars? It'll likely cost you up to $4 million

"The odds of this getting from there to here are astronomically small," Cassandra Hatton, Sotheby's vice chairman of science and natural history, said in an auction house video.

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The biggest piece of Mars on Earth is going up for auction in New York

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Martian rock that crash landed in the Sahara listed to sell for around $2M at auction

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The Surprising Science and High-Stakes Hunt Behind the Largest Martian Meteorite on Earth

This Martian meteorite is the largest piece of Mars we have ever found by a long shot,” Sotheby’s vice chairman of science and natural history Cassandra Hatton explained as NWA 16788 was to be the highlight of the auction house’s 2025 Geek Week auction.

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Researchers may have solved mystery of Mercury’s missing meteorites, but doubts remain

Two meteorites found in the Sahara in 2023 might be from Mercury, a study suggests, but doubts remain due to how little is known about the planet closest to the sun.

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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 16788 on Wednesday as part of a natural history-themed sale that also includes a juvenile Ceratosaurus dinosaur skeleton that’s over six feet

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Chunk of Mars set be auctioned off for eye-watering $4 MILLION

NWA 16788, the largest piece of Mars to ever make its way to Earth, is set to go up for auction on July 16 and is expected to fetch a price of up to $4 million, according to the auction house. Pieces of Mars found on Earth are exceedingly rare and sell a high price regardless of the size.