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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 Mars rock found on Earth sees $4.3M bid at Sotheby's auction

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Largest Mars rock ever found on Earth sells for $4.3m at auction

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

The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $5 million at an auction of rare geological and archaeological objects in New York on Wednesday.

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Ceratosaur Fossil Auctioned for $30.5 Million by Sotheby’s

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A Mars rock was expected to sell at auction for $4 million. The final bid was for more

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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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Sold: Largest Mars Rock Exceeds Auction Expectations

Noted Earth and space scientist Meenakshi Wadhwa named director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Meenakshi Wadhwa was recruited from Arizona State University, where she’s been serving as director of the School of Earth and Space Exploration. She will succeed Margaret Leinen, who is credited with enriching Scripps’ research programs, particularly in climate change, during her 12-year tenure.

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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.