Meteorite in Antarctica
Meteorites resemble ordinary Earth rocks and are often hard to recognize. But they stand out on the ice-covered landscape of Antarctica. Slow moving glacial ice concentrates the meteorites where hills obstruct the ice flow, and where wind and evaporation remove the ice and snow covering them.
Image Number: WEB13803-2014
Credit: Courtesy of Ursula B. Marvin, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
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