On Wednesday (July 16), the largest Mars meteorite on Earth was auctioned off at Sotheby's in New York City for $4.3 million.

The Martian rock, known as NWA 16788, is 70% larger than the next biggest piece of Mars that has been recovered, according to the auction house.

One lucky bidder will soon fork over millions of dollars to take home NWA 16788, a 54-pound (24-kilogram) Martian meteorite.

The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $5 million at an auction of rare geological and ...

Among items going up for auction at Sotheby's in New York is a 54-pound rock that the auction house calls the largest piece ...

The auction of the largest piece of Mars on Earth exceeded Sotheby's expectations, fetching US$5.3 million.

The NWA 16788 Martian meteorite, believed to be the largest ever found on Earth, was sold at Sotheby’s auction in New York ...

The largest piece of Mars ever discovered on Earth was sold for more than $5 million at an auction of rare geological and ...

The dinosaur skeleton, on the other hand, sparked a war among six bidders over six minutes. With a pre-auction estimate of $4 ...

A 54-pound Martian meteorite, the largest ever discovered on Earth, sold for $5.3 million at Sotheby’s. Learn about its ...

This was the first time such an historical and rare piece was auctioned off. But as popular as the Mars meterorite was, a ...

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