[meteorite-list] Exploring the Solar System in Antarctica (NWA vs Antarctica)

From: Count Deiro <countdeiro_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2013 09:00:38 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
Message-ID: <25509685.1381420839372.JavaMail.root_at_wamui-junio.atl.sa.earthlink.net>

Hi all,

Just a thought. Don't know if it has been mentioned in this thread, but I wonder how many "Falls" have been reported out of the Antartic and what importance would the actual sighting of a meteor and it's recovery hold to the science and importance of the specimen? I can think of one for sure....time of arrival!

Cordially,

Count Deiro
IMCA 3536 MetSoc

-----Original Message-----
>From: Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at yahoo.com>
>Sent: Oct 9, 2013 9:27 PM
>To: Adam <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Exploring the Solar System in Antarctica (NWA vs Antarctica)
>
>I will not debate the legacy of Antarctic meteorites.? They have had a wonderful history and their contribution to? science has been invaluable.? Most researchers are sample oriented and are not biased by find location but there are still a few that cling to legacy.? Antarctica had a a two decade plus head start in the abstract/paper queue so naturally there are more documents.? Ten years ago, maybe one in ten papers were on hot desert finds. Now, I estimate about 50%.? At this rate, as very important samples from NWA and other deserts enter the queue, it will not be long before these finds handily overtake Antarctica by a wide margin in the business of science.
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>In other words; There is not enough material coming out of Antarctica anymore to reverse the current trend which favors the hot desert meteorites for research material in the future.
>
>
>Adam
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