Largest piece of Mars on Earth is up for auction
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A 54-pound meteorite from Mars, believed to be the largest piece of the planet currently on Earth, sold in a Sotheby’s auction for $5.3 million after a 15-minute bidding war to quickly become the most valuable meteorite ever sold at auction.
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