35 Seasons of U.S. Antarctic Meteorites (1976-2010)

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The US Antarctic meteorite collection exists due to acooperative program involving the National Science Foundation(NSF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),and the Smithsonian Institution. Since 1976, meteorites havebeen collected by a NSF-funded field team, shipped for curation,characterization, distribution, and storage at NASA, and classifiedand stored for long term at the Smithsonian. It is thelargest collection in the world with many significant samplesincluding lunar, martian, many interesting chondrites andachondrites, and even several unusual one-of-a-kind meteorites fromas yet unidentified parent bodies. Many Antarctic meteoriteshave 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 hasbeen lacking. In addition, available statistics for thecollection are out of date and need to be updated for the use ofthe community. 35 seasons of U.S. Antarctic Meteorites(1976-2011): A Pictorial Guide to the Collection is the firstcomprehensive volume that portrays the most updated keysignificant meteoritic samples from Antarctica. 35 seasons of U.S. Antarctic Meteorites presents a broadoverview of the program and collection nearly four decades afterits beginnings. The collection has been a consistent andreliable source of astromaterials for a large, diverse, and activescientific community. Volume highlights include: * Overview of the history, fieldpractices, curation approaches * Special focus on specific meteoritetypes and the impact of the collection on understanding thesegroups (primitive chondrites, differentiated meteorites, lunar andmartian meteorites) * Role of Antarctic meteorites ininfluencing the determination of space and terrestrial exposureages for meteorites * Statistical summary of thecollection by year, region, meteorite type, as well as a comparisonto modern falls and hot desert finds * The central portion of the bookfeatures 80 color plates each of which highlights more influentialand interesting samples from the collection. 35 seasons of U.S. Antarctic Meteorites would be ofspecial interest to a multidisciplinary audience in meteoritics,including advanced graduate students and geoscientists specializingin mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry, astronomy, near-earthobject science, astrophysics, and astrobiology.

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