The largest Mars rock ever found on Earth, NWA 16788, just sold for $5.3 million at a Sotheby's auction to an unnamed bidder.

The 24.5kg space rock is the largest known piece of Mars found on Earth. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Martian meteorite, found in the Sahara Desert in 2023, fetched a record price of $5.3 million at Sotheby's in New York on Wednesday. The piece is the largest Martian rock ever found on Earth and ...

NWA 16788 is largest ever found on Earth originating from Mars; dinosaur skeleton sells for more than $30 million ...

Cassandra Hatton, Sotheby's Vice President of Science and Natural History, emphasized the rarity of the find. "This is the largest piece of Mars we have ever found by a long shot," she said, according ...