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Metorites and Ice: A Cosmic Cocktail

Presenter: John Schutt, Unknown Institution
When: October 29, 2013 3PM PDT

Antarctica has been a prolific source of meteorites since the discovery of large numbers of specimens in the 1970’s. Nearly 50,000 specimens have since been recovered from the icy continent. “Meteorites and Ice – A Cosmic Cocktail” tells the story of the importance of meteorites to the understanding of our solar system and the U.S. expeditions that travel to Antarctica to search for them.

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