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For sale: A 54-pound (25-kilogram) rock. Estimated auction price: $2 million to $4 million. Why so expensive? It's the ...
NWA 16788 is the largest martian meteorite ever found, weighing in at 54 pounds. Soon, it’ll be up for auction.
A giant rock from Mars and a Jurassic-era dinosaur skeleton are set to go under the hammer at Sotheby’s this week.
In the scorching heat of the Sahara desert in November 2023, a meteorite searcher found something that would be felt by the scientific world as well as collectors: a 54-pound Martian meteorite, NWA ...
After a suspected meteor fell in metro Atlanta on Thursday afternoon, people in the area are hoping to find a fragment on the ground.
While this Route 66 attraction in Arizona flies under most passersby's radar, it offers an amazing chance to see an impact site caused by a meteor.
Metro Atlanta Did you see it? Meteor spotted over Georgia, Southeast, reports say The fireball was first seen shortly after noon Thursday 48 miles above Oxford in Newton County, NASA expert says.
Carbon-Rich Meteorites Lose Their Shock Value After Exploding On Impact Learn why carbon-containing meteorites appear to be less "shocked" than expected, missing the effects often seen in a meteorite ...
In the Mauritanian desert, nomadic herders look for unusual rocks with a dark surface, hoping to find rare meteorites and strike it big.
The Aguas Zarcas meteorite, a carbonaceous chondrite, surprisingly orbited for 2 million years without collision, challenging the fragile "mudball" reputation.