Links


Got a general question about meteorites I didn't answer here? Visit the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory site on Meteorites and Their Properties.

 



The Planetary Materials Curation area at Johnson Space center contains lots of information on Antarctic meteorite samples, lunar samples, cosmic dust and other interesting stuff. The Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter can be found there; a periodical published twice yearly that describes newly available Antarctic meteorite specimens.

If you have specific questions about lunar and martian meteorites you couldn't find answers to at the Johnson Space Center, Try Washington Universities lunar meteorite site , the Mars Meteorite Compendium at JSC, or the Lunar and Planetary Institute's page dedicated to ALH84001.

AMLAMP, the Antarctic Meteorite Location and Mapping Program, keeps a database of the sites where meteorites have been found by US researchers. Cruise the table of contents to see images of meteorite stranding surfaces in Antarctica with meteorites superimposed.

NIPR Research Program for Antarctic Meteorites is the Japanese program that leads expeditions to Antarctica to recover meteorites. The Japanese were the first to systematically collect meteorites in Antarctica, and in fact they have collected more meteorites than the US program.

Meteorite and Impacts Advisory Committee is an advisory group to the Canadian Space Agency, dealing with issues concerning impact craters, meteorites, and related phenomena.

Logistical support for Antarctic Projects is provided by Raytheon Polar Services Company, the prime contractor with the National Science Foundation.

The National Science Foundation has funded and supported the ANSMET program since 1976. Cruise this site to learn more about The Office of Polar Programs.