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Cerimonial South Pole (source: Wikipedia)

The primary objective of our expedition is to test a method of using specialized metal detectors to search for meteorites (a natural object from outer space that has entered our atmosphere and has impacted the ground without being destroyed) below the surface as well as on the surface of the ice.

We plan to survey meteorites and micrometeorites (very small meteorites) at and near the South Pole and on the Union Glacier in the Ellsworth Mountainsof Antarctica. The lead scientist on the expedition is Landon Curt Noll.

Resources:

• Expedition managed by TravelQuest International
  
  
• The TravelQuest 2011 Expedition to Antarctica
  
  
• The 2011 Expedition Itinerary
  NOTE: Itinerary is subject to change due to weather delays!
  
  
• Photos and moives from the 2005 Antarctic Expedition
  
  
• An Introduction to meteorites and our search

• http://twitter.com/astronomytravel

NOTE: You do not have to join twitter to follow. Non-twitter members can simply revisit and reload the page every so often.

We expect to post about 1-3 messages a day until the end of the expedition.

You can view my current location by clicking on the symbol indicated in this diagram: