How To Get Antarctic Meteorites From NASA

[Ron Baalke <BAALKE@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov>]

HOW TO GET ANTARCTIC METEORITES FROM NASA

For scientific research purposes only, of course.
Below is the request guidelines on how to obtain Antarctic meteorite samples
from NASA's collection.

Ron Baalke
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                     Antarctic Meteorite Sample Request Guidelines

All sample requests should be made in writing to:

Secretary, MWG
NASA/Johnson Space Center
SN2
Houston, TX 77058 USA.
FAX: (281) 483-5347
E-mail: meteorite@curate.jsc.nasa.gov
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The Meteorite Working Group (MWG) meets twice a year; around April in
Houston, Texas and around October in Washington, D.C. The deadline for
submitting a request is generally three weeks before the scheduled meeting.
Requests received after the deadline may possibly be delayed until the
following MWG meeting. Questions pertaining to sample requests can be
directed to the MWG Secratary by mail, FAX, or E-mail.

Requests for samples are welcomed from research scientists of all countries,
regardless of their current state of funding for meteorite studies. Graduate
student requests should be initialed or countersigned by a supervising
scientist to confirm access to facilities for analysis. All sample requests
will be reviewed in a timely manner. Those requests that do not meet the JSC
Curatorial Guidelines (published in this issue), will be reviewed by the
Meteoritie Working Group (MWG), a peer-review committee which meets twice a
year to guide the collection, curation, allocation, and distribution of the
U.S. collection of Antarctic meteorites. Issuance of samples does not imply
a commitment by any agency to fund the proposed research. Requests for
financial support must be submitted separately to the appropriate funding
agencies. As a matter of policy, U.S. Antarctic meteorites are the property
of the National Science Foundation and all allocations are subject to
recall.

Each request should accurately refer to meteorite samples by their
respective identification numbers and should provide detailed scientific
justification for proposed research. Specific requirements for samples, such
as sizes or weights, particular locations (if applicable) within individual
specimens, or special handling or shipping procedures should be explained in
each request. Requests for thin sections which will be used in destructive
procedures such as ion probe, etch or even repolishing, must be stated
explicitly. Consortium requests should be initialed or countersigned by a
member of each group in the consortium. All necessary information should
probably be condensable into a one- or two-page letter, although informative
attachments (reprints of publication that explain rationale, flow diagrams
for analyses, etc.) are welcome.

Samples can be requested from any meteorite that has been made available
through announcement in any issue of the Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter
(beginning with 1 (1) in June, 1978). Many of the meteorites have also been
described in five Smithsonian Contr. Earth Sci.: Nos. 23, 24, 26, 28, and
30. A table containing all classification as of December 1993 is published
in Meteoritics 29(1) p. 100-142 and updated as of April 1996 in Meteoritics
and Planetary Science 31, p. A161-174. The most current listing is contained
on this site: http://www-curator.jsc.nasa.gov/curator/antmet/us_clctn.htm

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