Antarctica: A Deep-Freeze Storehouse for Meteorites

作者：W. A. Cassidy, Edward Olsen, ‪Keiji Yanai‬ · 发表于：Science · 年份：1977 · DOI：10.1126/science.198.4318.727 · 被引用次数：56 · 研究领域：Polar Research and Ecology、Spaceflight effects on biology、Planetary Science and Exploration

Meteorites that fall on the Antarctic ice cap are preserved for long periods of time under very clean conditions as they are carried toward the continental margin. If the host ice encounters a barrier it cannot flow over or around, it tends to dissipate by ablation, leaving an accumulation of meteorites on the surface.