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The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth just hammered down for an astronomical sum.
The 54-pound rock, known as NWA 16788, sold for a record $5.3 million at Sotheby’s New York on Wednesday, becoming the most expensive meteorite ever sold at auction. The lot sparked a 15-minute bidding war between collectors online and on the phone, before hammering down for $4.3 million to a round of applause. (Adding various fees and costs, the official sale price was $5.3 million.) It was…
