【火星头条】
纽约拍卖会上演"天价石头记"！一块比你家微波炉还大的火星陨石（重达24.5公斤）拍出430万美元，成功刷新"最贵太空垃圾"纪录。这块在尼日尔沙漠捡到的"火星快递"，尺寸比第二名大了整整70%——相当于用买一颗钻石的钱买了整颗火星的"土特产"！
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**Largest Mars rock ever found on Earth sells for $4.3m at auction**
**地球发现的最大火星陨石拍出430万美元**
**An"unbelievably rare" piece of Mars - the largest ever found on Earth - has sold for $4.3m (£3.2m) at a New York auction on Wednesday.**
周三纽约拍卖会上，一块"难以置信的稀有"火星陨石——地球迄今发现的最大块体——以430万美元（320万英镑）成交。
**The meteorite known as NWA 16788 weighs 54lb (24.5kg) and is nearly 15in (38.1cm) long, according to Sotheby's.**
据苏富比拍卖行介绍，这块编号NWA 16788的陨石重54磅（24.5公斤），长度近15英寸（38.1厘米）。
**It was discovered in a remote region of Niger in November 2023 and is 70% larger than the next biggest piece of Mars that has been recovered, the auction house said.**
拍卖行称，该陨石于2023年11月在尼日尔偏远地区被发现，体积比现存第二大火星陨石还大70%。
**Meteorites are the remains of rock left after an asteroid or comet passes through Earth's atmosphere.**
陨石是小行星或彗星穿越地球大气层后残留的岩石物质。
