The auction of the largest piece of Mars on Earth exceeded Sotheby's expectations, fetching US$5.3 million.

A chunk of the Martian surface that at some point crashed into Earth sold Wednesday, July 16 to an anonymous bidder for a record $5.3 million.

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A meteorite from Mars, the largest piece ever found on Earth, sold for $5.3 million to an anonymous bidder at a Sotheby's auction in New York on Wednesday.

The meteorite is around 70% larger than the next biggest piece of Mars on Earth, and it represents around 7% of the entirety ...

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