[meteorite-list] First Meteorite Found in Antarctica?

From: Sterling K. Webb <sterling_k_webb_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 17:57:03 -0600
Message-ID: <50E5582CF06B402F9BBCB8E990F0C832_at_ATARIENGINE2>

This link will take you to the PDF directly:
http://mawsonshuts.antarctica.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/53914/A.04.01.pdf
Read in browser or download...


Sterling K. Webb
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Scherff" <peterscherff at rcn.com>
To: "'Meteorite Mailing List'" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 5:20 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] First Meteorite Found in Antarctica?


> Hi,
> Still won't work. I guess you will have to type Adelie Land Meteorite
> in the
> search box on the link I posted.
>
> Peter
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of
> Peter
> Scherff
> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 6:14 PM
> To: 'Meteorite Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] First Meteorite Found in Antarctica?
>
> Hi,
> Sorry for the bad link. This one should work:
> http://mawsonshuts.antarctica.gov.au/search?mode=results&queries_keyword_que
> ry=Adelie+Land+Meteorite&x=13&y=17
>
> Peter
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Peter
> Scherff
> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 5:57 PM
> To: 'Meteorite Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] First Meteorite Found in Antarctica?
>
> Hi,
>
> Here is a link to a pdf of the Adelie Land Meteorite monograph:
> http://mawsonshuts.antarctica.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/53914/A.04.
> 01.pdf
>
> Peter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Ron
> Baalke
> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 3:41 PM
> To: Meteorite Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] First Meteorite Found in Antarctica?
>
> Hi Ingo,
>
> I had always thought it was by the Japanese in the 1960's, but I came
> across
> this reference in the citation for asteroid 4456 Mawson:
>
> Named in memory of Sir Douglas Mawson (1882-1958), Australian
> geologist and
> Antarctic explorer.
>
> ...
>
> During 1907-1909 he took part in the British Antarctic Expedition led
> by
> Shackleton, and from 1911 to 1914 he led the Australasian Antarctic
> Expedition; on the latter was found the "Adelie Land" meteorite, the
> first
> to be discovered on the Antarctic continent.
>
> This agrees with what you just said. Thanks!
>
> Ron
>
>
>> Hi Ron!
>>
>> The first meteorite found in Antarctica was Adelie Land (Dec. 5,
>> 1912)
>> found by Francis Howard Bickerton, who was a member of the
>> Astralasien
>> Expedition on that time.
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>> Ingo
>>
>
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