Largest piece of Mars rock goes for $5.3 million
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The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $5 million at an auction of rare geological and archaeological objects in New York on Wednesday, while a juvenile dinosaur skeleton went for more than $30 million.
An auction in New York City featured rare geological artifacts, including the largest piece of Mars sold for $5.3 million and a juvenile dinosaur skeleton that fetched over $30 million, marking it as the third-highest amount paid for a dinosaur at auction.
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