[meteorite-list] First Meteorite Found in Antarctica?
Peter Scherff
peterscherff at rcn.com
Thu Mar 1 18:13:48 EST 2012
Hi,
Sorry for the bad link. This one should work:
http://mawsonshuts.antarctica.gov.au/search?mode=results&queries_keyword_que
ry=Adelie+Land+Meteorite&x=13&y=17
Peter
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Hi,
Here is a link to a pdf of the Adelie Land Meteorite monograph:
http://mawsonshuts.antarctica.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/53914/A.04.
01.pdf
Peter
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[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Ron Baalke
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Hi Ingo,
I had always thought it was by the Japanese in the 1960's, but I came across
this reference in the citation for asteroid 4456 Mawson:
Named in memory of Sir Douglas Mawson (1882-1958), Australian geologist and
Antarctic explorer.
...
During 1907-1909 he took part in the British Antarctic Expedition led by
Shackleton, and from 1911 to 1914 he led the Australasian Antarctic
Expedition; on the latter was found the "Adelie Land" meteorite, the first
to be discovered on the Antarctic continent.
This agrees with what you just said. Thanks!
Ron
> Hi Ron!
>
> The first meteorite found in Antarctica was Adelie Land (Dec. 5, 1912)
> found by Francis Howard Bickerton, who was a member of the Astralasien
> Expedition on that time.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Ingo
>
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