The largest Mars meteorite ever found on Earth has been sold at a Sotheby’s auction in New York City.
The original bid for the rock was $4.3 million — with fees and additional costs, the total price of the rock increases to about $5.3 million, according to the auction house.
The Martian rock, known as NWA 16788, weighs more than 54 pounds, is nearly 15 inches long and is 70% larger than the next biggest piece of Mars that has been recovered.
Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/largest-mars-rock-found-earth-sold-43m-sothebys/story?id=123801994
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