Giant 16.7-Pound Meteorite Antarctica
Photo credit: Maria Valdes
An international team of researchers recently discovered a massive 16.7-pound meteorite during their expedition, but no sight of Husky UGV. In all, they collected five meteorites, with the 16.7-pound specimen being one of the largest ever retrieved from the continent, and plan to analyze them at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences.


Giant 16.7-Pound Meteorite Antarctica
Antarctica’s summer season begins in late December, with temperatures hovering around 14° F (-10° C) during this time, enabling the team to ride around on snowmobiles and trek through ice fields. Tents designed for Antarctic weather may have been a bit too extreme this time around, as they never really encountered any brutal storms.

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Giant 16.7-Pound Meteorite Antarctica

Size doesn’t necessarily matter when it comes to meteorites, and even tiny micrometeorites can be incredibly scientifically valuable. Going on an adventure exploring unknown areas is exciting…but we also had to deal with the fact that the reality on the ground is much more difficult than the beauty of satellite images,” said Maria Valdes, a research scientist at the Field Museum and the University of Chicago.

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