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The largest Mars rock on Earth is up for auction in NYC — it could be yours for $4 million (or more)
N EW YORK CITY — Tucked away in a building on the corner of 72nd Street and York Avenue in Lenox Hill, an extraterrestrial marvel sits sturdily on a white pedestal. It's the largest Mars rock on planet Earth — and it turns out its 54-pound (25-kilogram), ashy terracotta structure isn't as priceless as you'd expect.

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At 54 pounds, this Mars rock is largest on Earth. It could sell at auction for $4 million
The biggest piece of Mars on Earth is going up for auction in New York
Huge Martian Meteorite Found In Africa Headed To Auction
A massive chunk of Mars that crashed in the Sahara Desert is hitting the auction block in New York this week, with bid expected to reach up to $4 million.

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Biggest Martian Meteorite Ever Found Could Fetch $4 Million at Auction
New York auction boasts a heavy, pricy rock: A meteorite broken from Mars
Want to own a huge chunk of Mars? It'll likely cost you up to $4 million
"This isn't just a miraculous find, but a massive dataset that can help us unlock the secrets of our neighbor, the red planet," Hatton said in the auction house video.

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Martian rock that crash landed in the Sahara listed to sell for around $2M at auction
Largest Mars Meteorite Heads To Auction Block
One of the most mysterious rocks on Earth just went up for sale
On Wednesday, Sotheby’s will auction off a chunk of rock believed to have originated on Mars for an anticipated two to four million dollars – a steal relative to the $28 million you would have dropped to experience a few fleeting minutes of zero gravity with Katy Perry.
Synthetic biology could support future outposts on the moon and Mars
As humanity sets its sights on long-duration missions to the moon, Mars, and beyond, keeping astronauts healthy will be as critical as building rockets or habitats. A new paper appearing in npj Microgravity explores the possibilities of synthetic biology in accomplishing this.
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NASA finally figures out what’s up with those “Mars spiders”
They're not actual spiders, of course, but rather strange geological features.
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The first close-up images of Mars still elicit wonder, 60 years after they were captured
Mariner 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.
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