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Chunk of Mars sells for $5.3 million at New York auction
NWA 16788 was discovered in Niger in Novermber 2023 and is approximately 70% larger than the next biggest piece of Mars ever found on Earth, according to Sotheby’s.
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Biggest chunk of Mars on Earth sells for $5.3M at auction, cheaper than NASA's sample return mission
Sotheby's also flogs off dinosaur skeleton for $26M Videos The largest chunk of Mars yet discovered on Earth, a 54-pound ...
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Martian meteorite sells for record $5.3 million at Sotheby’s
Martian meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars found on Earth has sold for $5.3 million at Sotheby's, setting a ...
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The exploitative West
AUCTION houses in the West make a living by selling off articles stolen from Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
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Confirmed – the largest Martian meteorite found on Earth was sold in New York for over $5 million (and its history will fascinate you)
Last year, in a quiet part of Nigeria near Agadez, someone found a rock in the desert. It turned out to be from Mars. Not ...
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Neither gold nor diamonds – this piece of Mars costs more than 5 million and is already the most expensive Martian meteorite ever auctioned
A rock from Mars sat in the sands of the Sahara, untouched and unnoticed, until a meteorite hunter picked it up in Agadez, ...
The largest Martian meteorite ever found on Earth is up for auction
In New York City, specifically at the Sotheby's auction house, the sale took place of the largest rock found on Earth and originating from Mars. It is the NWA 16788 meteorite, weig ...
SpaceX delays launch of NASA TRACERS mission until Wednesday
The NASA TRACERS mission is set to launch on Wednesday atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket after SpaceX postponed Tuesday's launch ...
Earth will spin faster marking 2nd shortest day in history
Scientists predicted that Tuesday will be a fraction of a second shorter than normal as the Earth's rotation is moving faster ...