This meteorite, affectionately dubbed NWA 16788, isn’t just any space rock, though. At a stunning $5.3 million, not only did ...

A martian meteorite — the largest single piece of rock from Mars known to be on Earth — just sold at auction for $5.3 million.

Martian meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars found on Earth has sold for $5.3 million at Sotheby's, setting a ...

The NWA 16788 Martian meteorite, believed to be the largest ever found on Earth, was sold at Sotheby’s auction in New York for $5.3 million (KSh 687 million).

Cassandra Hatton, Sotheby's Vice President of Science and Natural History, emphasized the rarity of the find. "This is the largest piece of Mars we have ever found by a long shot," she said, according ...

The Martian meteorite is 54 pounds, or about the weight of a standard bag of cement. It's 70% larger than the next largest piece of Mars on Earth. NWA 16788 was discovered Nov. 16, 2023, by a ...

Sotheby’s, a New York-based auction house, estimates the meteorite could fetch up to $4 million during its natural history sale on Wednesday, July 16. Bidding starts at a cool $1.9 million ...

In 2021, a 0.05-ounce sample from Mars sold for $13,750 at Christie’s and a chassignite Martian meteorite fragment sold for $16,380 at the same auction house in 2022.