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In January 1982, John Schutt, leading an expedition in Antarctica for the ANSMET program, found a meteorite that he recognized to be unusual. Shortly thereafter, the meteorite now called Allan Hills 81005 was sent to Washington, DC, where Smithsonian Institution geochemist Brian Mason recognized that the sample was unlike any other known meteorite and resembled some rocks brought back from the ...
Yamato 791197, official abbreviation Y-791197, is a meteorite that was found in Antarctica on November 20, 1979. [3] It is the first lunar meteorite to be found on Earth, but was not identified as such until 1984, after the lunar origin of ALH 81005 was recognised. [4] It was collected by the National Institute of Polar Research, Japan. [1]
ALH A81005 was found on 17 January 1982 by John Schutt and Ian Whillans. [2] [4] It is named after the Allan Hills, a mountain chain in Antarctica where many meteorites are gathered by expeditions. [1]
The history of Antarctica emerges from early Western theories of a vast continent, known as Terra Australis, believed to exist in the far south of the globe. The term Antarctic , referring to the opposite of the Arctic Circle , was coined by Marinus of Tyre in the 2nd century AD.
Most meteorites come from asteroids, but a few meteorites found in Antarctica came from the Moon and Mars. [ 220 ] [ note 8 ] Major scientific organizations in Antarctica have released strategy and action plans focused on advancing national interests and objectives in Antarctica, supporting cutting-edge research to understand the interactions ...
A view of the Apollo 11 landing site at center, facing west, with the 22km wide Maskelyne crater in right foreground. On February 20, 1965, the Ranger 8 spacecraft was deliberately crashed into the Mare Tranquillitatis at after successfully transmitting 7,137 close-range photographs of the Moon in the final 23 minutes of its
Expeditions in Antarctica before the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, 1897 1780s to 1839 – American and British whalers and sealers make incidental discoveries. 1819 – William Smith discovers South Shetland Islands ( 62°00′S 58°00′W / 62.000°S 58.000°W / -62.000; -58.000 ), the first land discovered south of 60 ...
First crewed mission to the Moon; entered orbit around the Moon with four-minute burn beginning at 09:59:52 UTC on 24 December. Completed ten orbits of the Moon before returning to Earth with an engine burn at 06:10:16 UTC on 25 December. Landed in the Pacific Ocean at 15:51 UTC on 27 December. [66] 65: Soyuz 7K-L1 No.13L: Soyuz 7K-L1 No.13L ...