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Team Examines Meteorite on Nansen Ice Field
Credit: © International Polar Foundation/Vinciane Debaille
Belgo-Japanese SAMBA meteorite team members examining an 18kg meteorite found during a field trip on the Nansen Ice Field, 140km south of Princess Elisabeth Antarctica, during the BELARE 2012-2013 expedition. Image released Feb. 28, 2013.
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18-Kilogram Meteorite Found in Antarctica
Credit: © International Polar Foundation/Vinciane Debaille
An 18kg meteorite found by the Belgo-Japanese SAMBA meteorite team during a field trip on the Nansen Ice Field, 140km south of Princess Elisabeth Antarctica, during the BELARE 2012-2013 expedition. Image released Feb. 28, 2013.
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Belgo-Japanese SAMBA Team Searches for Meteorites
Credit: © International Polar Foundation
The combined Belgo-Japanese SAMBA team! Left to Right: Takashi Mikouchi, Akira Yamaguchi, Christophe Berclaz, Yukihisa Akada, Naoya Imae, Vinciane Debaille, Nadia Van Roosbroek, Wendy Debouge, Geneviève Hublet, and Harry Zekollari (front). Image released Feb. 28, 2013.
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SAMBA Team on Skidoos in V-Shaped Formation
Credit: © International Polar Foundation
Members of the Belgo-Japanese SAMBA team, mounted on skidoos, fan out in v-shaped formation across the Nansen Ice Field, in order to search for meteorites during a field trip on the plateau, 140km south of Princess Elisabeth Antarctica. Image released Feb. 28, 2013.
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Skidoos in V-Shaped Formation in Antarctica
Credit: © International Polar Foundation
Members of the Belgo-Japanese SAMBA team, mounted on skidoos, fan out in v-shaped formation across the Nansen Ice Field, in order to search for meteorites during a field trip on the plateau, 140km south of Princess Elisabeth Antarctica. Image released Feb. 28, 2013.
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SAMBA Team Photographing a Meteorite
Credit: © International Polar Foundation
Belgo-Japanese SAMBA meteorite team members photographing a meteorite found during a field trip on the Nansen Ice Field, 140km south of Princess Elisabeth Antarctica, during the BELARE 2012-2013 expedition. Image released Feb. 28, 2013.
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Examining the Meteorite on Nansen Ice Field
Credit: © International Polar Foundation/Vinciane Debaille
Belgo-Japanese SAMBA meteorite team members examining an 18kg meteorite found during a field trip on the Nansen Ice Field, 140km south of Princess Elisabeth Antarctica, during the BELARE 2012-2013 expedition. Image released Feb. 28, 2013.
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Belgo-Japanese SAMBA Team on Skidoos Panoramic Shot
Credit: © International Polar Foundation
Members of the Belgo-Japanese SAMBA team, mounted on skidoos, fan out in v-shaped formation across the Nansen Ice Field, in order to search for meteorites during a field trip on the plateau, 140km south of Princess Elisabeth Antarctica. Image released Feb. 28, 2013.
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SAMBA Meteorite Team Celebrates Find
Credit: © International Polar Foundation
Members of the Belgo-Japanese SAMBA meteorite team members with an 18kg meteorite found during a field trip on the Nansen Ice Field, 140km south of Princess Elisabeth Antarctica, during the BELARE 2012-2013 expedition. Image released Feb. 28, 2013.
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Wrap It in Plastic
Credit: © International Polar Foundation
Belgo-Japanese SAMBA meteorite team member sealing an 18kg meteorite meteorite in plastic to prevent contamination, during a field trip on the Nansen Ice Field, 140km south of Princess Elisabeth Antarctica, during the BELARE 2012-2013 expedition. Image released Feb. 28, 2013.
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SAMBA Team Skidoos Parked at the Basecamp
Credit: © International Polar Foundation
Belgo-Japanese SAMBA meteorite team skidoos parked at the basecamp on the plateau, during a field trip on the Nansen Ice Field, 140km south of Princess Elisabeth Antarctica, during the BELARE 2012-2013 expedition. Image released Feb. 28, 2013.
