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Scientific Yield of Meteorites Recovered from the Dominion Range, Transantarctic MountainsThe US Antarctic Meteorite Program has visited the Dominion Range in the Transantarctic Mountains during several different seasons, including the 1985, 2003, 2008, 2010, and 2014 seasons. Total recovered meteorites from this region is over 2000. The 1985 (11 samples), 2003 (141 samples), 2008 (521) and 2010 (901 samples) seasons have been fully classified, and the 2014 samples (562) are in the process of being classified and characterized. Given that close to 1500 samples have been classified so far, it seems like a good opportunity to summarize the state of the collection. Here we describe the significant samples documented from this area, as well as a large meteorite shower that dominates the statistics of the region.
Document ID
20170008919
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Righter, K.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Satterwhite, C.
(Jacobs Technologies Engineering Science Contract Group Houston, TX, United States)
Funk, R.
(Jacobs Technologies Engineering Science Contract Group Houston, TX, United States)
Harrington, R.
(Jacobs Technologies Engineering Science Contract Group Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
September 22, 2017
Publication Date
December 4, 2017
Subject Category
Space Sciences (General)
Report/Patent Number
JSC-CN-40505
Meeting Information
Meeting: 2017 Hayabusa Symposium of the Solar System Materials
Location: Tokyo
Country: Japan
Start Date: December 4, 2017
End Date: December 7, 2017
Sponsors: Lunar and Planetary Inst.
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
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