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A piece of Mars delivered from space is soon going to the auction circuit, and is supposedly going to demand a hefty price.
If rocks could talk, this one (NWA 16788) would have a great tale to tell. It was ejected from its own planet by a massive ...
Sotheby’s will auction massive Martian meteorite NWA 16788, and is accepting Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDC bids for a piece of ...
The 54 pound chunk from Mars was found in the Sahara Desert in 2023 and could set a record when it appears at auction this ...
The biggest piece of Mars on Earth is going on sale and is set to become the most expensive space rock in the world. The 54lb ...
Meteorite NWA 16788 is the largest known piece of Mars on Earth, weighing 54 pounds (24.67 kg). Discovered on November 16, ...
They’re not a perfect match, but it’s way too hot on the first planet for us to hop over and confirm for ourselves.
The auction house Sotheby's is putting up a rock from Mars for sale this month. Listed as NWA 16788, this rock is a meteorite ...
NEW YORK — Jonathan Siegel arrived at the meteorite auction yesterday (Oct. 14) with plans to buy his first rock from space. One particular meteorite topped his list: a 6.7-pound (3.1-kilogram ...
"NWA 16788 is a discovery of extraordinary significance — the largest Martian meteorite ever found on Earth, and the most ...
In some ways, Vargas’ experiences as a meteorite hunter mirror those on TV. In 2019, he flew to Costa Rica in pursuit of a fireball that exploded over the village of Aguas Zarcas.