Antarctic Search for Meteorite by U.S.-Japan Joint Party, 1978-1979
The third U. S.-Japan joint program entitled "Antarctic search for meteorites" (ANSMET) was carried out during the 1978-1979 field season. Three Japanese and four U. S. scientists collaborated in the search for meteorites and found 311 specimens. 262 meteorites were found around the Allan...
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| Language: | English |
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National Institute of Polar Research
1979
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| Online Access: | https://nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_uri&item_id=1040 http://id.nii.ac.jp/1291/00001040/ https://nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_action_common_download&item_id=1040&item_no=1&attribute_id=18&file_no=1 |
| Summary: | The third U. S.-Japan joint program entitled "Antarctic search for meteorites" (ANSMET) was carried out during the 1978-1979 field season. Three Japanese and four U. S. scientists collaborated in the search for meteorites and found 311 specimens. 262 meteorites were found around the Allan Hills where 311 specimens were collected during the 1977-1978 season. 44 meteorites were found near the Darwin Glacier, 10 of which are iron meteorites. Six irons were discovered by a New Zealand geological party near Derrick Peak and five chondrites were found by a party of Ohio State University geologists in the vicinity of Reckling Peak. Preliminary classification in the field shows that the parties collected 11 irons, 5 to 8 achondrites, 2 carbonaceous chondrites and 290 to 292 chondrites. Most specimens were recovered with minimum contamination and were transported frozen in order to retard chemical weathering. |
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