Meteorites, Ice, and Antarctica - A Personal Account

Klappentext A fascinating first-hand account of scientific expeditions in Antarctica, first published in 2003. Zusammenfassung Bill Cassidy has led meteorite recovery expeditions in the Antarctic for many years. His searches have resulted in the collection of thousands of meteorite specimens from the ice. This fascinating 2003 book is a first-hand account of his field experiences on the US Antarctic Search for Meteorites Project. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Setting the Stage: 1. Antarctica and the National Science Foundation; 2. How the project began; 3. The first three years; 4. Later years of the ANSMET Program; 5. Alone (or in small groups); Part II. ANSMET Pays Off: Field Results and their Consequences: 6. Mars on the ice; 7. Meteorites from the Moon; 8. How, and where in the Solar System?; Part III. Has it Been Worthwhile?: 9. Evaluating the collection - and speculating on its significance; 10. Meteorite stranding surfaces and the ice sheet; 11. The future: what is, is; but what will be, might not.

Product details

• Authors: William A. Cassidy, William A. (University of Pittsburgh) Cassidy, Cassidy William A.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.03.2012
• EAN: 9781107403918
• ISBN: 978-1-107-40391-8
• No. of pages: 364
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; USA, Antarctica, Memoirs, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology, United States of America, USA, Astronomy, space & time, Geochemistry, Astronomy, space and time, SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs