Sotheby's - the auction house which sold the meteorite - says it weighs 54lb (24.5kg) and is nearly 15in (38.1cm) long. A meteorite is a piece of rock that has come from outside of Earth.

The meteorite was discovered in Niger in November 2023 and is 70% larger than the next biggest piece of Mars recovered on ...

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

A meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars on Earth has sold for $5.3 million, with taxes and fees, to an anonymous ...

The largest piece of Mars ever discovered on Earth was sold for more than $5 million at an auction of rare geological and ...

A 54-pound meteorite from Mars, believed to be the largest piece of the planet currently on Earth, sold in a Sotheby’s auction for $5.3 million after a 15-minute bidding war to quickly become the most ...

A 54-pound meteorite from Mars sold for more than $5 million when it went up for auction on Wednesday at Sotheby's.

The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth has sold for just over $5 million at a Sotheby's auction in New York.

The largest piece of rock from Mars ever found on Earth, weighing 54 pounds, was sold for an extraordinary price at an ...

The largest piece of Mars on Earth became the most valuable meteorite ever sold at auction at Sotheby’s annual ”Geek Week,” ...

The Martian rock, known as NWA 16788, is 70% larger than the next biggest piece of Mars that has been recovered, according to the auction house.

Among items going up for auction at Sotheby's in New York is a 54-pound rock that the auction house calls the largest piece ...