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The largest Martian meteorite ever sold fetched a record-breaking $5.3 million at an auction in the United States, according to a statement published by Sotheby’s on Wednesday.
Weighing 24.67 kilograms, the rock called Northwest Africa 16788 (NWA 16788) is a fragment that broke off the surface of Mars after an asteroid impact. It was discovered by a meteorite hunter in the Sahara Desert in the country of Niger in November 2023.
“NWA 16788 is covered in a reddish-brown fusion crust, giving it an unmistakable Martian hue,” Sotheby’s explained. “Regmaglypts, or surface depressions formed by frictional heating during rapid descent through Earth’s atmosphere, are also visible on the surface of the meteorite.”
According to Sotheby’s experts, NWA 16788 is approximately 70% larger than any other known Martian meteorite ever recovered on Earth…
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