112 Leading the ANSMET Expeditions | Dr. Ralph Harvey

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A conversation with Dr. Ralph Harvey who has been leading the U.S. Antarctic Search for Meteorites (ANSMET) program since the 1990s. ANSMET is a three-agency program with NASA, Smithsonian, and the National Science Foundation, enabling search for meteorites, facilitating curation and then making them available for scientists worldwide. In this episode, Emory Mckenzie a graduate student from Rice University speaks with him about how the program developed over time and how one can apply to be a volunteer on future expeditions.
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In our Antarctica Expeditions series, episodes 111 through 114, you will hear from scientists and curators about the U.S. Antarctic Search for Meteorites program and a ship-based expedition for seafloor sampling at the Thwaites Glacier.
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