Search and Collection of Yamato Meteorites, Antarctica, in October and November 1974

From October 25, 1974 to January 17, 1975 a four-man party of the 15th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (1973-1975) made an oversnow traverse to the Yamato Mountains area for a systematic search for the Yamato meteorites and geological survey. A total of 663 meteorites were collected in Novemb...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Keizo YANAI
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Japanese
Published: National Institute of Polar Research 1976
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.15094/00007868
https://doaj.org/article/cda0816ed5df4ab6964861258300455e
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Summary:From October 25, 1974 to January 17, 1975 a four-man party of the 15th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (1973-1975) made an oversnow traverse to the Yamato Mountains area for a systematic search for the Yamato meteorites and geological survey. A total of 663 meteorites were collected in November and December 1974, revisiting the sampling area in 1969 and 1973 and searching extensively the Meteorite Ice Field area surrounding the Yamato Mountains. In addition to research activities mechanisms of meteorite accumulation and the relations between moraines and meteorites are discussed.