A potential hidden layer of meteorites below the ice surface of Antarctica

Collection data suggest the proportion of iron-based meteorites recovered from Antarctica is significantly lower than the rest of the world. Here, the authors propose a mechanism to explain this discrepancy, showing that iron meteorites heated by solar energy can move down through the ice, not to re...

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Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: G. W. Evatt, M. J. Coughlan, K. H. Joy, A. R. D. Smedley, P. J. Connolly, I. D. Abrahams
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016
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Science
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Antarctica
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10679
https://doaj.org/article/1fefd4efd06e40268f3ae2a14203c0c1
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Summary:Collection data suggest the proportion of iron-based meteorites recovered from Antarctica is significantly lower than the rest of the world. Here, the authors propose a mechanism to explain this discrepancy, showing that iron meteorites heated by solar energy can move down through the ice, not to re-emerge.

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