A 54-pound Martian meteorite, NWA 16788, was auctioned for over $5 million in New York. Discovered in the Sahara desert, this meteorite was blasted off Mars and traveled 140 million miles to Earth. It is the largest piece of Mars found, representing 7% of the Martian material on Earth and is 70% larger than the next largest piece. Sotheby's confirmed its Martian origin through lab testing, highlighting the rarity of such finds, with only 400 Martian meteorites recognized globally.
The largest piece of Mars, a 54-pound meteorite named NWA 16788, was sold for over $5m at an auction in New York. This meteorite was discovered in Niger.
NWA 16788 is about 70% larger than the next largest Martian meteorite found on Earth, representing nearly 7% of all Martian material here.
This meteorite was blasted off Mars by an asteroid strike and traveled 140m miles to Earth, with its sale representing a unique geological find.
Cassandra Hatton stated, 'This Martian meteorite is the largest piece of Mars we have ever found by a long shot, more than double the size of the previous largest.'
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