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A hail of Martian meteorites crashed to Earth last July, and collectors and scientists around the world are snapping up the ultra-rare rocks for display and study.The meteorites fell in the Moroccan desert in July and were recovered a few months later. Scientists confirmed today (Jan.

17) that the rocks are Martian, presumably blasted off by an asteroid strike.The rocks are a rare treat for researchers, allowing them to investigate relatively pristine chunks of Martian material. Such freshly delivered pieces of the Red Planet have been found on only four other occasions, the last time in 1962.As a result of their scarcity and scientific value, the rocks are selling for incredibly high prices — 10 times the price of gold or more. News of the meteorites' Martian origin was first reported by the'In the world of meteoritics, a fall is as good as it gets,' said Carl Agee, director of the Institute of Meteoritics and meteorite curator at the University of New Mexico. 'We know that everything we're looking at is Martian, and that there's nothing in there that is confusing matters.' Martian debris rains downMartian material is exceedingly hard to come by on Earth. Just 220 pounds (100 kilograms) of Mars rocks are known to exist on our planet, according to Darryl Pitt, curator of the Macovich Collection of meteorites in New York City.The newfound Martian meteorites — which are called Tissint, after the shower that dropped them to Earth — represent a significant percentage of this material.' There's at least 11 kilos 24 pounds,' Pitt told SPACE.com.Pitt said he had acquired more than 4.4 pounds (2 kg) of Tissint meteorites.

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He has been trading and selling pieces to collectors, museums and researchers around the globe, at prices ranging from $8,500 per ounce to $28,350 per ounce ($300 to $1,000 per gram), depending on the sample.As of Tuesday, gold was selling for about $1,650 per ounce ($58 per gram).' It's pristine material,' Pitt said. 'Five hundred dollars and $600 a gram for a freshly fallen? I'd say that's a deal.'

(Image credit: © 2011 Darryl Pitt / Macovich Collection)Learning about MarsThe other four fresh Martian meteorite falls occurred in 1815, 1865, 1911 and 1962.

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