Antarctica has a lot going for it when it comes to meteorite hunting.
when it comes to meteorite hunting. The dark rocks stand out against the icy landscape. Its dry climate keeps weathering to a minimum. And even when meteorites sink into the ice they are often returned to the surface by the churning of the glaciers.A group of researchers have just returned from the ice-covered continent with five new meteorites that include an unusually large specimen.
This monster of a space rock is now being taken back to the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, where it will be studied closely along"Size doesn't necessarily matter when it comes to meteorites, and even tiny micrometeorites can be incredibly scientifically valuable,", from the Field Museum in Illinois."But of course, finding a big meteorite like this one is rare, and really exciting.
It also helps to know where meteorites are likely to be found. Here the researchers used a 'treasure map' that was The map used by the researchers is thought to be around 80 percent accurate in terms of the directions it gives, and its makers have calculated that more than 300,000 meteorites are out there in Antarctica, waiting to be found.still missing out
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