📝 Title: Meteorites Belong to Humanity, Not to the Highest Bidder
Meteorites are not just rocks. They are messages from space, gifts from the cosmos, and time capsules of our solar system’s distant past. Some come from the Moon, some from asteroids—but the rarest of all are those that come from Mars. These extraordinary rocks fall on Earth after traveling millions of miles across space. And when they do, they don’t land on just one country—they land on our shared planet.
Recently, the largest Martian meteorite ever found on Earth was sold for millions of dollars to a private collector. While the finder certainly deserves credit and reward, I believe it’s time to ask a serious question:
Should such priceless extraterrestrial objects be owned by individuals, or preserved for the benefit of all humankind?
Meteorites of great scientific and historical value should be internationalised—treated as the common heritage of humanity. Their proper place is in scientific institutions, museums, and educational centers where people from every corner of the world can study, learn from, and be inspired by them. When kept in private hands, these rare stones risk being lost to science and society.
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