Massive Mars Meteorite Set for Multi-Million Dollar Sotheby's Auction
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The largest Mars meteorite ever found on Earth, measuring nearly 15x11x6 inches and believed to be ejected from Mars by an asteroid impact, is up for auction at Sotheby's with an estimated value of $2-4 million, having been discovered in Niger and representing about 7% of all known Martian material on Earth.
- Largest Mars Meteorite Heads To Auction Block The Weather Channel
- The biggest piece of Mars on Earth is going up for auction in New York NPR
- Want to own a huge chunk of Mars? It'll likely cost you up to $4 million CBS News
- Martian rock that crash landed in the Sahara listed to sell for around $2M at auction The Independent
- Massive Mars rock from outer space could fetch up to $4M at prestigious Sotheby's auction Fox Business
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