Live: Antarctic Meteorites and the Origin of Our Solar System

Apr 15 2024 1:00PM
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A message from space? Antarctica remains a hotspot for meteorite discoveries, with some 45,000 rocks found across the continent. Since 1976, teams in the Antarctic Search for Meteorites (ANSMET) program have recovered more than 21,000 specimens from surfaces specifically along the Transantarctic Mountains, a mountain range spanning 2,200 miles. 
On April 15 at 1:00 pm EST, join Dr. James Karner from the University of Utah’s Department of…
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Source: NSF Events - April 11, 2024 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: events