Study of the Extraterrestrial Materials in Antarctica (VI) : Cosmic Dust Collected from the Glacier Ice of the Meteorite Ice Field, Yamato Mountains

• Main Authors: Sadayo YABUKI, Keizo YANAI, Makoto SHIMA
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: National Institute of Polar Research 1976
• Subjects: geo; envir; Antarctic; Syowa Station; The Antarctic; Yamato; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.15094/00007877; https://doaj.org/article/d0472488a0914bb7bf6cd5f31859ba58

Black spherical microparticles, glassy microparticles and other irregular-shaped particles were collected from the glacier ice, sampled in December 1974, of the Meteorite Ice Field, Yamato Mountains. Their chemical and physical properties were compared with those of previously collected cosmic dust...