Mars Meteorite Auctioned for More Than 4.5 Million Euros
A fragment from Mars was sold at an auction in New York for 5.3 million dollars, approximately 4.54 million euros. According to the auction house Sotheby's, this object is now the most expensive meteorite ever auctioned.
The Mars meteorite named "NWA 16788" weighs almost 25 kilograms and is considered the largest known rock fragment from Mars found on Earth. Information about the buyer of this rare object was initially not disclosed by the auction house.
Only around 400 Mars meteorites known on Earth
The rock piece was discovered in 2023 in Niger. It was likely knocked off during a violent asteroid impact on Mars and thus reached Earth. Pieces from Mars are very rare on Earth. According to Sotheby's, only around 400 Mars meteorites are known - most of them very small. Also auctioned was the skeleton of a Ceratosaurus dinosaur, which fetched significantly more than the piece from Mars: around 30.5 million dollars.
(APA/Red)
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