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Largest known Martian meteorite on Earth sells for $5.3 million at auction
The largest known Martian meteorite, NWA 16788, has been sold at auction for $5.3 million. The hefty chunk of the Red Planet, which weighs 54 pounds, could help unravel new secrets about Mars — if it's allowed to be studied.
Very few meteorites from this planet ever reach Earth and none have been scientifically proven. A study investigated two ...
Arizona meteor hunter Robert Ward collected fragments of a meteorite in Georgia, including a 73.2-gram piece, adding to his ...
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Northwest Africa 12264: Ancient Meteorite May Change Our Timeline Of The Solar SystemAnalysis of meteorite Northwest Africa 12264 suggests that we may have to alter our timeline of the early Solar System, ...
A meteorite that struck near Winslow, Arizona, about 56,000 years ago may have triggered a massive landslide in the Grand ...
A 54-pound meteorite from Mars is expected to fetch up to $4 million when it goes up for auction later this month at ...
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Sotheby’s poised for red hot bidding battle as largest Martian meteorite goes up for auction in NYNWA 16788 was discovered in Niger & is assumed to have travelled 140 million miles to reach Earth. Weighing 24.67 kg, the ...
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19th Century Documents Reveal An Account Of The Only Person Known To Be Killed By A MeteoriteAt 8:30 p.m. on the night of August 22, 1888, a "fireball" struck a hill near what's now Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. The blast ...
A rare lunar meteorite found in Africa sheds new light on hidden volcanic processes that shaped the Moon long after its surface was thought to have cooled. A 2.35-billion-year-old meteorite with a ...
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