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Meteorite from Mars fetches $5.3 million at auction

Thursday July 17, 2025. 12:56 AM , from BoingBoing
The largest known piece of Mars on planet Earth sold today for $5.3m in an auction at Sotheby's in New York City. The meteorite, designated NWA 16788, weighs 54 pounds (24.5 kilograms) and is the biggest thought to be from the Red Planet. — Read the rest
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