How the $5 million sale of Earth’s largest Mars rock drew Niger’s attention
In the dry stretches of the Sahara Desert, a significant geological discovery once captivated the world—a large piece of Mars, blasted off the Red Planet’s surface by a forceful cosmic event and ultimately arriving on Earth. Heavier than the majority of meteorites and possessing immense scientific worth, the piece was celebrated as the biggest Martian rock ever found on our planet. Its path from an isolated area in Niger to the global market, however, is currently under a prominent investigation.Niger’s government has opened a formal probe into the $5 million sale of this exceptional meteorite, raising questions about ownership rights,…