The meteorite was found on December 11th, 2005, about 600 m from ANSMET’s camp. Image courtesy of the Antarctic Search for Meteorites Program, Case Western Reserve University.

A Belgium-led science team based in Antarctica used Copernicus Sentinel-2 data to plan an expedition that recovered one of the biggest meteorites ever found in Earth’s southernmost continent.

Meteorites are disappearing into the ice, putting them out of the reach of scientists. “As the climate continues to warm, Antarctic rocks are sinking into the ice at an increasing rate.

Climate change threatens Antarctic meteorites Date: April 8, 2024 Source: ETH Zurich Summary: Antarctica harbors a large concentration of meteorites imbuing the icy continent with an unparalleled ...

In Antarctica, there aren't any polar bears, but there are meteorites. As a matter of fact, Antarctica is one of the best places on earth to spot these fallen stars.

Antarctic meteorite (HUT 18036) is found partially submerged in ice, as opposed to resting atop the surface. Katherine Joy, University of Manchester, Lost Meteorites of Antarctica project A cosmic ...

Antarctica is home to Earth’s largest concentration of meteorites — so many that over 60 percent of meteorite finds originate there. But global warming is endangering Antarctica’s meteorites ...

Dean chats with Scott VanBommel, meteorite hunter and senior research scientist at Washington University in St. Louis. Listen to learn what it takes to find a meteorite (you'll have to start ...

“Antarctica, a desert of ice, provides an ideal background for meteorite recovery — go to the right place, and any rock you find must have fallen from the sky,” said Valdes, who visited the ...

The icy plains of Antarctica are a magnet for meteorite hunters such as Maria Valdes, a research scientist at the Field Museum of Natural History and the University of Chicago.

Meteorites are disappearing into the ice, putting them out of the reach of scientists. “As the climate continues to warm, Antarctic rocks are sinking into the ice at an increasing rate.