Meteorites, ice, and Antarctica
Bill Cassidy has led meteorite recovery expeditions in the Antarctic for fifteen years. His searches have resulted in the collection of thousands of meteorite specimens from the ice. This fascinating story is a first hand account of his field experiences on the US Antarctic Search for Meteorites Pro...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press
2003.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Studies in polar research. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31889840*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Setting the Stage: Antarctica and the National Science Foundation
- How the project began
- The first three years
- Later years of the ANSMET Program
- Alone (or in small groups)
- ANSMET Pays Off: Field Results and Their Consequences: Mars on the ice
- Meteorites from the Moon
- How, and where in the Solar System?
- Has It Been Worthwhile?: Evaluating the collection
- and speculating on its significance
- Meteorite stranding surfaces and the ice sheet
- The future: what is, is but what will be, might not.
