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The largest Mars meteorite ever found on Earth was sold at a Sotheby's auction in New York on Wednesday for $5.3 million.
A massive Mars meteorite sold for a record-breaking $5.3 million at a Sotheby’s auction, making it the highest selling ...
The origins of plate tectonics on Earth are hotly debated, but evidence from Australia now shows that parts of the crust ...
The meteorite was discovered in Niger in November 2023 and is 70% larger than the next biggest piece of Mars recovered on ...
This Mars rock is up for auction at Sotheby's in New York City this week, which is why it's currently on display in the Upper ...
Earth formed about 4.6 billion years ago, during the geological eon known as the Hadean. The name "Hadean" comes from the ...
A chunk of the Martian surface that made an unlikely voyage to Earth will be available to the highest bidder at Sotheby's ...
On Wednesday, Sotheby’s will auction off a chunk of rock believed to have originated on Mars for an anticipated 2 to 4 ...
X-ray diffraction to obtain high-resolution maps of intra-granular stress in the sandstone. By combining stress mapping with stepwise compression, the team observed increasing stress heterogeneity ...
In New York City, specifically at the Sotheby's auction house, the sale took place of the largest rock found on Earth and originating from Mars. It is the NWA 16788 meteorite, weig ...