"The impact could pose some danger to equipment or astronauts on the moon, and certainly to satellites and other Earth-orbiting platforms, which are above our atmosphere." ...

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The largest known piece of a Martian meteorite, NWA 16788, is expected to fetch over $4 million at a Sotheby’s auction on July 16, 2025.