The Allan Hills Meteorite Icefield-An alternative view

• Published in: Meteoritics
• Main Authors: Annexstad, J. O., Schultz, L., Epstein, S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Meteoritical Society 1983
• Subjects: Allan Hills; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://authors.library.caltech.edu/49489/; https://authors.library.caltech.edu/49489/1/1983Metic__18R_260A.pdf; https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20140909-095309928

More than 1300 meteorites have been found on the surface of blue icefields in North Victorialand, Antarctica. The Allan Hills Icefield (about 100 km^2) has exceptionally high meteorite concentrations while other icefields to the West have much smaller concentrations. Measurements of the rates of abl...