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DAKAR, Senegal -- It’s the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth — a 54-pound (25-kilogram) meteorite that fetched more ...
A 25-kilo rock from Mars sold for over $5 million (€4.3 million) at Sotheby’s in New York last month. But Niger, where the ...
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Niger looks into $5M sale of Mars rock

It’s the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth—a 25-kilogram (54-pound) meteorite that fetched more than $5 million at a ...
The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for over $5 million at an auction of rare geological and archaeological objects in New York.
The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $5 million at an auction of rare geological and archaeological objects in New York on Wednesday, while a juvenile dinosaur ...
The “Largest Piece of Mars on Earth” just sold at auction for about $5.3 million— $5,296,000, to be exact. Popular Science has reached out to Sotheby’s for confirmation of the sale price.
The largest piece of Mars on Earth became the most valuable meteorite ever sold at auction at Sotheby’s annual ”Geek Week,” and a full Ceratosaurus skeleton fetched $30 million. Next up for ...
A Mars rock was expected to sell at auction for $4 million. The final bid was for more The final price tag, which came after various fees and costs were added, is the most any meteorite of any ...
A Martian meteorite said to be the largest piece of Mars on Earth is displayed at Sotheby's in New York, July 9. The 54-pound rock fetched nearly $5.3 million at an auction on Wednesday.