Geology Reference
In-Depth Information
Andrew Beck, Linda Welzenbach, and Kat Gardner-
Vandy (SI) all contributed ideas and commented on
earlier versions of this manuscript, which significantly
improved its clarity and utility. I am particularly grateful
to the Smithsonian Institution for supporting my efforts
in studying these weird and wonderful samples for the
past 17 years.
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Acknowledgments
. This chapter would not have been
possible without the dedicated efforts of all involved in
the U.S. Antarctic Meteorite Program and the passion of
the meteoritics community in driving our scientific explo-
ration of the early solar system. My colleagues Ralph
Harvey (Case), Kevin Righter (JSC), Cari Corrigan,
Emma Bullock, Glenn MacPherson, Yulia Goreva,
