The space rock came as close as within 4.15 million miles from our planet, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

NEW YORK (Reuters) -A 54-pound (24.5-kg) Martian meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars found on Earth has sold ...

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A 54-pound meteorite from Mars sold for more than $5 million when it went up for auction on Wednesday at Sotheby's.

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The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth has sold for just over $5 million at a Sotheby's auction in New York.

The meteorite was discovered in Niger in November 2023 and is 70% larger than the next biggest piece of Mars recovered on ...

The largest piece of Mars ever discovered on Earth was sold for more than $5 million at an auction of rare geological and ...

The Martian rock, known as NWA 16788, is 70% larger than the next biggest piece of Mars that has been recovered, according to the auction house.

A meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars on Earth is expected to fetch up to $4 million when it goes up for auction at Sotheby’s on July 16.