A meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars on Earth has sold for $5.3 million, with taxes and fees, to an anonymous bidder at a Sotheby’s New York auction Wednesday.

The red, brown and gray meteorite is believed to have been blown off the surface of Mars by an asteroid strike.

The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $5 million at an auction of rare geological and ...

A meteorite thought to be the largest piece of Mars on Earth changed hands for a reported $4.3 million at an auction at ...