Would You Pay $2-4M for a Rock from Mars?

Name: Would You Pay $2-4M for a Rock from Mars-
Uploaded: 2025-07-14 17:12:37
Duration: 50 s
Description: Sotheby’s will auction the largest Martian meteorite ever found on Earth alongside a Jurassic-era Ceratosaurus skeleton as part of its Geek Week

Sotheby’s is auctioning the largest Martian meteorite ever discovered on Earth—NWA 16788, a 54-pound space rock that traveled 140 million miles from Mars before landing in the Sahara.

Estimated to sell for $2 to $4 million, the meteorite represents nearly 7% of all Martian material ever found here.

Also up for auction: a juvenile Ceratosaurus skeleton from the Jurassic era.

The items are part of Sotheby’s Geek Week 2025, which highlights extraordinary artifacts of natural history and science.

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