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Largest piece of Mars rock goes for $5.3 million

Largest piece of Mars on Earth sells for nearly $5.3 million at auction

The final price was $5,296,000, which includes the hammer price, premiums and local taxes, according to the auction house.

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Largest piece of Mars on Earth fetches $5.3 million at auction, but young dinosaur steals the show

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World’s biggest Mars rock sells for $5.3 million at auction

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Martian meteorite sells for record $5.3 million at Sotheby's

"This is an amazing Martian meteorite that broke off of the Martian surface," said Cassandra Hatton, Sotheby's vice-chairman and global head of science and natural history, ahead of the auction.

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Who wants to buy a piece of Mars?

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Largest Martian meteorite sells for a whopping $5.3M at auction: ‘Geological time capsule from another world’

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The biggest piece of Mars on Earth is going up for auction in New York

The red, brown and gray hunk is about 70% larger than the next largest piece of Mars found on Earth and represents nearly 7% of all the Martian material currently on this planet, Sotheby’s says. It measures nearly 15 inches by 11 inches by 6 inches.

Largest Piece Of Mars On Earth Sold At Auction For Record-Breaking $5.3 Million

A 54-pound meteorite from Mars, believed to be the largest piece of the planet currently on Earth, sold in a Sotheby’s auction for $5.3 million after a 15-minute bidding war to quickly become the most valuable meteorite ever sold at auction.