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A 25 kg meteorite from Mars has sold at a New York auction for $5.3 million, becoming the most valuable meteorite ever sold

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At a Sotheby's auction in New York, a 25-kilogram meteorite, dubbed NWA 16788, sold for $5.3 million, making it the most valuable meteorite ever sold. It came from Mars and was discovered in the Sahara desert in Niger in November 2023. The fragment has traveled more than 225 million kilometers and was ejected from Mars after an asteroid impact. The initial price estimate was between 2 and 4 million dollars. The identity of the buyer remains unknown.

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Cel mai mare fragment de pe Marte, un meteorit de 25 kg, s-a vândut la licitaţie pentru 5,3 milioane de dolari
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Suma colosală cu care a fost vândut cel mai mare meteorit la New York. S-a înregistrat un nou record la licitație
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Cel mai mare meteorit marțian găsit pe Pământ, vândut la licitație cu 5,3 milioane de dolari
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Cel mai mare meteorit de pe Marte, găsit pe Pământ, vândut la licitaţie cu 5,3 milioane de dolari
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Cel mai mare meteorit provenit de pe Marte a fost vândut cu 5,3 milioane de dolari

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