Why Are They All In Antarctica?

Download the Tab For A Cause browser extension at https://tab.gladly.io/trees/minuteearth2/ Meteorite hunters don’t search for meteorites in the places most frequently peppered by them – they go to Antarctica instead, because that’s where they are easiest to find. LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: - ANSMET: a program funded by the Office of Polar Programs of the National Science Foundation that looks for meteorites in the Transantarctic Mountains. - Glacier: a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles. - Meteorite: a meteor that survives its passage through the earth s atmosphere such that part of it strikes the ground. SUPPORT MINUTEEARTH ************************** If you like what we do, you can help us!: - Become our patron: https://patreon.com/MinuteEarth - Our merch: http://dftba.com/minuteearth - Our book: https://minuteearth.com/books - Share this video with your friends and family - Leave us a comment (we read them!) CREDITS ********* Cameron Duke | Script Writer, Narrator and Co-Director Ever Salazar | Illustration, Video Editing and Animation, and Co-Director Nathaniel Schroeder | Music MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC https://neptunestudios.info OUR STAFF ************ Lizah van der Aart • Sarah Berman • Cameron Duke Arcadi Garcia i Rius • David Goldenberg • Melissa Hayes Alex Reich • Henry Reich • Peter Reich Ever Salazar • Leonardo Souza • Kate Yoshida OTHER CREDITS ***************** Mazapil Meteorite - James St. John https://www.flickr.com/photos/jsjgeology/51759724914/ "Antarctica Satellite Map of Blue Ice" and "Probability of Finding Meteorites" NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey, MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview, and data courtesy of Tollenaar, V., et al. (2022). https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149554/finding-meteorite-hotspots-in-antarctica Antarctic Meteorite - NASA/JSC/ANSMET https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/2255/antarctic-meteorite/ OUR LINKS ************ Youtube | https://youtube.com/MinuteEarth TikTok | https://tiktok.com/@minuteearth Twitter | https://twitter.com/MinuteEarth Instagram | https://instagram.com/minute_earth Facebook | https://facebook.com/Minuteearth Website | https://minuteearth.com Apple Podcasts| https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/minuteearth/id649211176 REFERENCES ************** Antarctica’s Blue Ice | EROS. (n.d.). https://eros.usgs.gov/media-gallery/image-of-the-week/antarcticas-blue-ice Brennecka, G. (2022). Impact. HarperCollins. I think I found a meteorite. How can I tell for sure? | U.S. Geological Survey. (n.d.) https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/i-think-i-found-meteorite-how-can-i-tell-sure Korotev, R. (n.d.). Some Meteorite Statistics | Some Meteorite Information | Washington University in St. Louis. https://sites.wustl.edu/meteoritesite/items/some-meteorite-statistics/ Korotev, R. (n.d.). [Letter to Cameron Duke]. Nabiei, F., Badro, J., Dennenwaldt, T., Oveisi, E., Cantoni, M., Hébert, C., El Goresy, A., Barrat, J.-A., & Gillet, P. (2018). A large planetary body inferred from diamond inclusions in a ureilite meteorite. Nature Communications, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03808-6 Steigerwald, B. (2020, December 10). Key Building Block for Organic Molecules Discovered in Meteorites. NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2020/key-organic-molecule Tollenaar, V., Zekollari, H., Tax, D., Goderis, S., Claeys, P., Pattyn, F., & Lerhmitte, S. (2022). Unexplored Antarctic meteorite collection sites revealed through machine learning. Science Advances, 8(4). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abj8138 Treiman, A. H., LaManna, J. M., Hussey, D. S., deClue, I., & Anovitz, L. M. (2022). Coordinated neutron and X‐ray computed tomography of meteorites: Detection and distribution of hydrogen‐bearing materials. Meteoritics and Planetary Science. https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.13904 Where to catch a falling star. (n.d.). Where to Catch a Falling Star. https://wheretocatchafallingstar.science/