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LouQuacious t1_ja7vz8m wrote

Reply to comment by PicassoMars in Why are Most Meteorites Found in Antarctica? by ChieftainMcLeland

Antarctica is also not underwater like majority of earth, where I'm guessing majority of meteorites end up.

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RollinThundaga t1_ja8hlng wrote

And it's a cold desert, with little precipitation and minimal non-glacial erosion. So they'll just last longer in a recognizable form.

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LouQuacious t1_ja8lyok wrote

I knew a meteor hunter dude in Tahoe, he went out to big empty playas in Great Basin. He said you just cruise around looking for black rocks that don’t belong.

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