NEW YORK —
Sotheby’s is set to auction a 54-pound Martian meteorite, NWA 16788, estimated at $2 million to $4 million, making it the largest piece of Mars found on Earth. The auction also features a juvenile Ceratosaurus skeleton from the late Jurassic period, estimated at $4 million to $6 million, as part of a natural history-themed sale.
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Big Rock from Mars for Sale
A huge rock from Mars, weighing 54 pounds, is being sold at an auction in New York for up to $4 million because it’s the biggest piece of Mars ever found on Earth!