The US Antarctic meteorite collection exists due to a
cooperative program involving the National Science Foundation
(NSF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
and the Smithsonian Institution. Since 1976, meteorites have been
collected by a NSF-funded field team, shipped for curation,
characterization, distribution, and storage at NASA, and classified
and stored for long term at the Smithsonian. It is the largest
collection in the world with many significant samples including
lunar, martian, many interesting chondrites and achondrites, and
even several unusual one-of-a-kind meteorites from as yet
unidentified parent bodies. Many Antarctic meteorites have helped
to define new meteorite groups. No previous formal publication has
covered the entire collection, and an overall summary of its impact
and significant samples has been lacking. In addition, available
statistics for the collection are out of date and need to be
updated for the use of the community. "35 seasons of U.S. Antarctic
Meteorites (1976-2011): A Pictorial Guide to the Collection "is the
first comprehensive volume that portrays the most updated key
significant meteoritic samples from Antarctica.
"35 seasons of U.S. Antarctic Meteorites "presents a broad
overview of the program and collection nearly four decades after
its beginnings. The collection has been a consistent and reliable
source of astromaterials for a large, diverse, and active
scientific community.
Volume highlights include: - Overview of the history, field
practices, curation approaches- Special focus on specific meteorite
types and the impact of the collection on understanding these
groups (primitive chondrites, differentiated meteorites, lunar and
martian meteorites)- Role of Antarctic meteorites in influencing
the determination of space and terrestrial exposure ages for
meteorites- Statistical summary of the collection by year, region,
meteorite type, as well as a comparison to modern falls and hot
desert finds- The central portion of the book features 80 color
plates each of which highlights more influential and interesting
samples from the collection.
"35 seasons of U.S. Antarctic Meteorites "would be of special
interest to a multidisciplinary audience in meteoritics, including
advanced graduate students and geoscientists specializing in
mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry, astronomy, near-earth object
science, astrophysics, and astrobiology.
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