Rare Mars Meteorite Expected to Fetch $4 Million at Auction
ArarechunkofMarsisgoingupforauctionandcouldbesoldforastaggering$4 million.
一塊稀有的火星碎片即將被拍賣，其售價可能高達 400 萬美元。
Themeteorite, knownasNWA16788, isoneofonly400MartianmeteoritesonEarth.
這顆隕石被稱為 NWA 16788，是地球上僅有的 400 顆火星隕石之一。
Discoveredin 2023inNiger, WestAfrica, theMarsrockissettobeauctionedbySotheby'sinNewYork.
這塊火星岩石於 2023 年在西非尼日被發現，即將由紐約蘇富比拍賣行拍賣。
ExpertsbelievethemeteoritebrokeoffMarsfollowinganasteroidstrike, traveling140 million milesbeforelandingintheSaharadesert.
專家認為，這顆隕石是在小行星撞擊火星後脫離火星的，飛行了 1.4 億英里後才落入撒哈拉沙漠。
NWA16788, weighingnearly55 lb, islargerthananyotherMarspiecesfoundonEarth, withauniquereddish-brownfusioncolor.
NWA 16788 重近 55 磅，比在地球上發現的任何其他火星碎片都要大，並具有獨特的紅棕色融合色。
Around20%oftherockismadeofmaskelynite, amaterialformedfromtheimpactoftheasteroidonMars.
約 20% 的岩石由隕石構成，這是小行星撞擊火星後形成的物質。
Themeteoriteisexpectedtofetchbetween$2 millionand$4 millionattheauction, withSotheby'scallingitasignificantdiscovery.
預計這顆隕石在拍賣會上的價格將在 200 萬至 400 萬美元之間，蘇富比稱其為重大發現。
CassandraHattonfromSotheby'sdescribedNWA16788asaremarkableconnectiontoMars, sparkinghumanimagination.
蘇富比的卡桑德拉‧哈頓 (Cassandra Hatton) 稱 NWA 16788 與火星有著非凡的聯繫，激發了人類的想像。
A rare chunk of Mars is going up for auction and could be sold for a staggering $4 million.
The meteorite, known as NWA 16788, is one of only 400 Martian meteorites on Earth.
Discovered in 2023 in Niger, West Africa, the Mars rock is set to be auctioned by Sotheby's in New York.
Experts believe the meteorite broke off Mars following an asteroid strike, traveling 140 million miles before landing in the Sahara desert.
NWA 16788, weighing nearly 55 lb, is larger than any other Mars pieces found on Earth, with a unique reddish-brown fusion color.
Around 20% of the rock is made of maskelynite, a material formed from the impact of the asteroid on Mars.
The meteorite is expected to fetch between $2 million and $4 million at the auction, with Sotheby's calling it a significant discovery.
Cassandra Hatton from Sotheby's described NWA 16788 as a remarkable connection to Mars, sparking human imagination.
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