ANTARCTIC METEORITE LOCATION AND MAPPING PROJECT (AMLAMP)
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The David Glacier Icefields (77º47'S 155º40'E) (ALH-DAV Figure 1- 46 KB JPEG) are a series of discontinuous bare ice patches located 70 kilometers northwest of the Elephant Moraine and 25 kilometers north of the Elephant Moraine-Northern Ice Patch. The icefields generally trend southeast-northwest and extend over a distance of 50 kilometers. Ice appears to flow directly into the David Glacier drainage basin. A reconnaissance traverse was made over the southeastern-most series of the icefields during the 1987-1988 field season. (Huss, 1988). During the 1992-1993 season the remaining icefields to the west and northwest were visited (Harvey and Schutt, 1993).

A total of 9 specimens were recovered during the 1992 traverses. The locations of these specimens are depicted on DAV12-Figure 1 (74 KB JPEG), a portion of an ASTER satellite image. Positions of meteorites were determined by averaging numerous GPS fixes with Selective Availability on.

During the 2001-2002 season, the Italian Antarctic Research Program (PNRA) reported that a single specimen was recovered from the area (Russell, et al. 2002).

DAV12-Table1 gives a tabulation of meteorite types recovered from the David Glacier Icefields.

Acknowledgments; We thank ANSMET members Gary Huss, Carl Thompson, Jerry Wagstaff, and Peter Wasilewski (1987-1988); Jerry Delaney, Ralph Harvey, Sue Iveson, Peter Mouginis-Mark, John Schutt, and Meenakshi Wadhwa, (1992-1993).

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