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What the $5.3 Million Martian Meteorite Reveals About Mars—and What It Can’t
There’s really no substitute for ‘ground truth,’ and the Martian meteorites represent the only known samples from that planet.” In those words, geochemist Ralph Harvey encapsulates the scientific significance behind the record-breaking sale of a 54-pound Martian meteorite at Sotheby’s in New York.

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Martian Meteorite Sells for Record $5.3 Million at Sotheby's
Mars meteorite sells for whopping $4.3m at auction
Largest piece of Mars on Earth sells for $5.3 million at auction, but young dinosaur steals the show
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.

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Ceratosaur Fossil Auctioned for $30.5 Million by Sotheby’s
A Mars rock was expected to sell at auction for $4 million. The final bid was for more
Largest Mars rock ever found on Earth sells for $4.3m at auction
"This is the largest piece of Mars on planet Earth. The odds of this getting from there to here are astronomically small," Cassandra Hatton, vice-chairman of science and natural history at Sotheby's,...

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Sold: Largest Mars Rock Exceeds Auction Expectations
Here’s How Much the ‘Largest Piece of Mars on Earth’ Sold for at Auction
The Largest Piece of Mars in the World Just Sold for a Record $5.3 Million
A 54-pound Martian rock, known as NWA 16788, fetched a record $5.3 million at Sotheby’s, becoming the most expensive meteorite ever sold at auction.
Largest piece of Mars on Earth sells for nearly $5.3 million at auction
A 54-pound meteorite from Mars sold for more than $5 million when it went up for auction on Wednesday at Sotheby's.
Largest Mars rock found on Earth sees $4.3M bid at Sotheby's auction
The largest Mars meteorite ever found on Earth was sold at a Sotheby's auction in New York on Wednesday for $5.3 million.
World’s biggest Mars rock sells for $5.3 million at auction
A meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars on Earth has sold for $5.3 million, with taxes and fees, to an anonymous bidder at a Sotheby’s New York auction Wednesday.
Huge piece of Mars sells at auction for $5.3 million
NWA 16788, the largest piece of Mars on Earth, fetched $5.3 million at auction. Franklin Institute chief astronomer and planetarium director Derrick Pitts joins CBS News with more.
Largest piece of Mars on Earth fetches $5.3 million at auction, but young dinosaur steals the show
The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth has sold for just over $5 million at a Sotheby's auction in New York.
A chunk of Mars just sold for a record-breaking $5.3 million at auction
Yesterday, auction house Sotheby’s just auctioned off the largest known Martian meteorite. The stone NWA 16788 sold for $5.3 million, more than expected and the highest price ever for a meteorite. The largest Martian meteorite on Earth The Sotheby’s auction for meteorite NWA 16788,
At 54 pounds, this Mars rock is largest on Earth. It could sell at auction for $4 million
A chunk of the Martian surface that made an unlikely voyage to Earth will be available to the highest bidder at Sotheby's auction in New York.
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The largest chunk of Mars on Earth just fetched a meteoric sum at auction, but bidders really bit at a baby dinosaur skeleton
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 skeleton went for more than $30 million.
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