Of the more than 74,000 known meteorites – rocks that fall to Earth from asteroids or planets colliding together – only 385 or so stones came from the planet Mars. It’s not that hard for scientists to ...
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The largest known Martian meteorite just sold for more than $5 million
A martian meteorite — the largest single piece of rock from Mars known to be on Earth — just sold at auction for $5.3 million.
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The Largest Martian Meteorite in the World Is Heading to Auction and Could Sell for $4 Million
Humans are still dreaming about landing on Mars. But periodically, chunks of the Red Planet come crashing down on Earth. Now, one of those rare Mars rocks is heading to auction. The largest Martian ...
The 24th Annual “Rock, Gem & Jewelry Show” returns to Sedona on Saturday, Oct. 18 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 19 ...
A Rare Rock from Another Planet Is Up for Auction — and It’s Expected to Sell for This Many Millions
Meteorite NWA 16788 is one of the rarest types of space rock on Earth Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a writer/editor has previously appeared in places like ...
The Antarctic meteorite hunters knew they’d found something good when they spotted the crusty black rock on a Miller Range ice field last year. “The field notes said, ‘this is very, very, very sexy.’ ...
Today's meteror can be tomorrow's (star) dust. Feb. 19, 2013 -- Meteorite hunters are converging on Chelyabinsk, Russia, seeking pieces of a space rock that exploded above that city last week, ...
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