This Friday the remainder of the 2013-2014 ANSMET field team begins their journey southward to McMurdo Station, Antarctica. John and Jim are already underway, while the rest, a combination of seasoned veterans and newbies, are getting ready to travel.
ANSMET field teams are made up of a mix of leadership...
2013 / 2014 Field Season Preview
As I write this, John and Jim should be waking up on their first day in McMurdo, Antarctica. The rest of the team is gearing up for the same trip themselves, with most people leaving the US the day after Thanksgiving.
In early October we published a preview of...
For the 2013-2014 field season, ANSMET is planning a return to the Miller Range icefields. Last visited in 2011-2012, these icefields have been visited six times previously, yielding over 2300 specimens and including many rare types such as martian and lunar meteorites. There are three large blue ice areas...