ANTARCTIC METEORITE LOCATION AND MAPPING PROJECT (AMLAMP)
EXPLANATORY TEXT

The Dry Valleys Region of meteorite findsites extends from the Mackay Glacier on the north, southward to the Skelton Glacier. The area includes not only the icefields at the back of the Transantarctic Mountains, but also the bare ice on the glaciers which descend into the Dry Valleys and the extensive ice-free landscape which is the hallmark of the Dry Valleys.

A number of meteorites have been discovered from the Dry Valleys widely scattered over the region. DRY - Figure 1 (92 KB JPEG) is a satellite image of the region showing the localities at which meteorites have been discovered (Dots indicate localities and not necessarily the specific location of meteorite specimens).

All sites have produced only one or two specimens. Most of these have been discovered by field parties conducting geological investigations. ANSMET has conducted limited searches of bare ice and ice-free areas of the Dry Valleys with little success during the 1976 season, its first. During the 2005-2006 season an traverse was made from the Mackay Glacier icefields to Mt. Dewitt then southwards to the Wright and Taylor glaciers, finishing up at the Lashley Mountains. Extensive searches were conducted but only two additional meteorites were recovered from a relatively small bare ice area of the upper Taylor Glacier.

Dry Valleys Region Navigation Links

Traverse to Mount Baldr	Traverse to the Inland Forts
Traverse to Mount Crean	Traverse to Purgatory Peak
Traverse to the Mount Dewitt	Traverse to Taylor Glacier
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