In 2006, I took part in an expedition to Antarctica to hunt for meteorites. Antarctica is one of the best places in the world to find them because of the contrast against the frozen continent. This photos shows us discovering our first meteorite on the frontier. This rock looked different than just a rock; it had a special character that said it was not of Earth. Glazed with black patina, there were crazed marks as if it had been fired in a kiln at the wrong temperature. It had an odd shape, sculpted by a fiery entry into Earth’s atmosphere and naturally shaped into something similar to what rocket engineers design for the heat shields on spacecraft.
More photos from Antarctica and my missions to space can be found on my twitter and Instagram, astro_pettit
Iconoclast674 on November 18th, 2023 at 22:12 UTC »
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astro_pettit on November 18th, 2023 at 22:13 UTC »
In 2006, I took part in an expedition to Antarctica to hunt for meteorites. Antarctica is one of the best places in the world to find them because of the contrast against the frozen continent. This photos shows us discovering our first meteorite on the frontier. This rock looked different than just a rock; it had a special character that said it was not of Earth. Glazed with black patina, there were crazed marks as if it had been fired in a kiln at the wrong temperature. It had an odd shape, sculpted by a fiery entry into Earth’s atmosphere and naturally shaped into something similar to what rocket engineers design for the heat shields on spacecraft.
More photos from Antarctica and my missions to space can be found on my twitter and Instagram, astro_pettit
TheRealLegendary63 on November 18th, 2023 at 23:54 UTC »
đŸ™„ Don't go digging shit up in Antarctica. We've all seen the movies...