Annual Antarctica Meteorite Search

1. At the bottom of the world, a controversial 
search for cosmic leftovers, The Washington
Post, December 4, 2011.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/at-the-bottom-of-the-world-a-controversial-search-for-cosmic-leftovers/2011/12/02/gIQAUU8hTO_story.html

2. Antarctica Shines as Icy Bastion of Space Science 
by Charles Q. Choi, SPACE.com
http://www.space.com/13881-antarctic-astronomy-south-pole-telescopes-universe.html

“Astronomy in Antarctica will soon experience 
a centennial of its own — the very first meteorite 
discovered in the Antarctic, the Adelie Land 
Meteorite, or ALM, was found on Dec. 5, 1912.”

and 3. Space & Antarctica special: Meteorite hunters 
back on the ice - Don Pettit back to space. Space
Explorers Web, December 6, 2011.
http://explorersweb.com/space/news.php?id=20526

Happy Holidays, 

Paul