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- Date: 2026-03-20 13:25:11
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Trend History
This topic has appeared in the English Wikipedia rankings 1 time. It first appeared on 2026-03-20 and was most recently seen on 2026-03-20.
Wikipedia Overview
ANSMET is a program funded by the Office of Polar Programs of the National Science Foundation that looks for meteorites in the Transantarctic Mountains. This geographical area serves as a collection point for meteorites that have originally fallen on the extensive high-altitude ice fields throughout Antarctica. Such meteorites are quickly covered by subsequent snowfall and begin a centuries-long journey traveling "downhill" across the Antarctic continent while embedded in a vast sheet of flowing ice. Portions of such flowing ice can be halted by natural barriers such as the Transantarctic Mountains. Subsequent wind erosion of the motionless ice brings trapped meteorites back to the surface once more where they may be collected. This process concentrates meteorites in a few specific areas to much higher concentrations than they are normally found everywhere else. The contrast of the dark meteorites against the white snow, and lack of terrestrial rocks on the ice, makes such meteorites relatively easy to find. However, the vast majority of such ice-embedded meteorites eventually slide undiscovered into the ocean.
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Antarctic Search for Meteorites Program (ANSMET) 2025-26 Field Season Cancellation - astrobiology.com
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The Antarctic search for meteorites: return to civilization - The Planetary Society
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NASA Astromaterials: ANSMET Report April 2025 - astrobiology.com
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The great Antarctic meteorite hunt - University of Colorado Boulder
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NASA Scientist Collects Bits of the Solar System from an Antarctic Glacier - NASA (.gov)
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Space Rock Hunters Are About to Invade Antarctica - Smithsonian Magazine
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16. ANSMET Collecting a Meteorite - Lunar and Planetary Institute
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Meteorites found in Antarctic icefield - The University of Utah
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Scientists find evidence that overturns theories of the origin of water on Earth - EurekAlert!
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NASA, Smithsonian renew hunt for Antarctic meteorites - Smithsonian Insider
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Magnets Are Bad News for Meteorites - Sky & Telescope
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Preparing for the unknown – Exploration - European Space Agency
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Going to Extremes - Case Western Reserve University
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Hunting for meteorites - WashU
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The Antarctic search for meteorites: who's going, and where we are going - The Planetary Society
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Antarctic Search for Meteorites Program (ANSMET) Report October 2024 - astrobiology.com
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The Antarctic search for meteorites: introduction - The Planetary Society
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The Antarctic search for meteorites: put-in at last; week of productive searches - The Planetary Society
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Hunting meteorites - CBS News
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Antarctica expedition collects another 300 meteorites - NBC News
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Antarctic Meteorites Are Going, Going, May Soon Be Gone - eos.org
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Astronaut on Ice: A Search for Antarctic Meteorites - Space
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Journey to the bottom of the world - The University of Utah
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Scientists Are Discovering Frozen Meteorites in The Antarctic - ScienceAlert
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Antarctica holds a treasure trove of meteorites. Why are they disappearing? - National Geographic
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Does Antarctica Have A Hidden Layer Of Meteorites Below Its Surface? - Universe Today
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The Antarctic search for meteorites: waiting - The Planetary Society
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New Martian Meteorite Found in Antarctica - SpaceNews
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What Antarctic Meteorites Tell Us About Earth’s Origins - Smithsonian Magazine
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Inside the Strange World of the Meteorite Trade - Literary Hub
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A Guiding Hand on Icy Terrain (Published 2007) - The New York Times
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Rock Stars | Think magazine | CWRU - Case Western Reserve University
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U. professor finds pieces of the moon in Antarctica - KSL News
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Looking For Meteorites in Antarctica - SpaceRef
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Meet the Greek Scientist Conducting Research in Antarctica - GreekReporter.com
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Antarctic Meteorites: Rocking Science - SpaceRef
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Get to Know the Geologist Collecting Antarctic Meteorites - Smithsonian Magazine
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Breaking News | New martian meteorite found in Antarctica - Spaceflight Now
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Tattletale Mars Rock: ALH84001 – New Findings - Inside Outer Space
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Piece of Mars lands in Antarctica - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Don Pettit’s Space Chronicles on Ice: Leaving for New Zealand - SpaceRef
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Robot Alone Via Antarctica - Space Daily
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The Best Meteorite-Hunting Ground on Earth - Slate
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Guelph researcher heads to Antarctica to hunt for meteorites - CBC
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Robot in Antarctic search for space debris - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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