The meteorite collection sites of Antarctica

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Dec 1992

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992metic..27..490c&link_type=abstract

Meteoritics (ISSN 0026-1114), vol. 27, no. 5, p. 490-525.

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Antarctic Regions, Ice, Meteorites, Spatial Distribution, Aerial Photography, Mapping, Topography

Scientific paper

The characteristics of the six major regions associated with meteorite stranding surfaces in Antarctica are described, which include the MacKay Glacier/David Glacier region (containing Allan Hills); (2) North Victoria Land; (3) the Lewis Cliff area; (4) the Thiel Mountains, Pecora Escarpment, and Patuxent Range; (5) the Yamato Mountains meteorite stranding surface; and (6) the Sor Rondane Mountains. Five models for the production of meteorite stranding surfaces are reviewed. These are: (1) simple deflation of the ice sheet, (2) passive receiver of falling meteorites, (3) stagnant ice against an absolute barrier, (4) slow-moving ice impeded by a subice barrier, and (5) ice masses in collision.

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