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Antarctic Meteorite Classification and Petrographic DatabaseThe Antarctic Meteorite collection, which is comprised of over 18,700 meteorites, is one of the largest collections of meteorites in the world. These meteorites have been collected since the late 1970's as part of a three-agency agreement between NASA, the National Science Foundation, and the Smithsonian Institution [1]. Samples collected each season are analyzed at NASA s Meteorite Lab and the Smithsonian Institution and results are published twice a year in the Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter, which has been in publication since 1978. Each newsletter lists the samples collected and processed and provides more in-depth details on selected samples of importance to the scientific community. Data about these meteorites is also published on the NASA Curation website [2] and made available through the Meteorite Classification Database allowing scientists to search by a variety of parameters
Document ID
20110014367
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Todd, Nancy S.
(Jacobs Technologies Engineering Science Contract Group Houston, TX, United States)
Satterwhite, C. E.
(Jacobs Technologies Engineering Science Contract Group Houston, TX, United States)
Righter, Kevin
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
August 8, 2011
Subject Category
Geophysics
Report/Patent Number
JSC-CN-24115
Meeting Information
Meeting: 74th Annual Meeting of the Meteroritical Society
Location: London
Country: United Kingdom
Start Date: August 8, 2011
End Date: August 12, 2011
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
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