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The Largest Martian Meteorite in the World Is Heading to Auction and Could Sell for $4 Million
Discovered in Niger in 2023, the rare chunk weighs 54 pounds and represents more than 6 percent of all Mars material on Earth ...
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Not All Meteorites Are Just Rocks From Space. In Fact, Pallasite Meteorites Are Made Of Beautiful Gemstones.
Meteorites are quite rare since most materials in space never come anywhere near the Earth, and of those that do come toward ...
A Rare Rock from Another Planet Is Up for Auction — and It’s Expected to Sell for This Many Millions
A rare rock from Mars known as Meteorite NWA 16788 will be up for auction at Sotheby's on July 16. The meteorite may sell for ...
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World’s Largest Martian Meteorite Up For Auction Could Reach Whopping $2-4 Million
The meteorite is going up for auction on July 16 at Sotheby’s Natural History sale in New York, and it is estimated to reach ...
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Largest-Known Martian Meteorite Lands on the Auction Block
The 54 pound chunk from Mars was found in the Sahara Desert in 2023 and could set a record when it appears at auction this ...
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You Can Buy a Martian Meteorite With Bitcoin—If You Have Upwards of $4 Million
Sotheby’s will auction massive Martian meteorite NWA 16788, and is accepting Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDC bids for a piece of ...
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Meteorite seen in the Georgia skies is now being studied by a North Georgia museum
A North Georgia meuseum is currently studying the meteorite that fell to Earth last week, and was seen by many eyewitnesses ...