Largest piece of Mars on Earth is up for auction
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What the $5.3 Million Martian Meteorite Reveals About Mars—and What It Can’tThere’s really no substitute for ‘ground truth,’ and the Martian meteorites represent the only known samples from that planet.” In those words, geochemist Ralph Harvey encapsulates the scientific significance behind the record-breaking sale of a 54-pound Martian meteorite at Sotheby’s in New York.
A massive Mars meteorite sold for a record-breaking $5.3 million at a Sotheby’s auction, making it the highest selling meteorite ever.
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LAist on MSNThe first close-up images of Mars still elicit wonder, 60 years after they were capturedMariner 4, built by JPL in Pasadena, took the images on July 14, 1965. One of the mission's leaders reflects on decades of studying the Red Planet.