ANTARCTIC METEORITE LOCATION AND MAPPING PROJECT (AMLAMP)
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The Klein Glacier (86°48'S 150° 00'W) is a tributary to the large Scott Glacier which drains the East Antarctic Icesheet from the south. The glacier flows northwestward past the La Gorce Mountains to the north and Gardner Ridge on the south . At the head of the Klein Glacier lies a well defined escarpment. Arcing southward from the La Gorce Mountains, several small nunataks define the cirque rim. Small bare ice areas are present along the escarpment. The 1:250000 scale U.S.G.S. Blackburn quadrangle (KLE57-Figure 1 (277 KB JPEG)) covers the area. KLE57-Figure 2 (32 KB JPEG) is an airphoto looking southward over escarpment.

The area was briefly visited by a small reconnaissance party during the 1998-1999 season. A single specimen was discovered near Point 2430 during the search and is listed in the listing below.

Acknowledgments; The ANSMET team of Paul Benoit, Nancy Chabot, Diane Dimassa, Ralph Harvey, Barry Lopez, and John Schutt conducted the reconnaissance searches.

Listing of meteorites from the Klein Glacier - 1998 collection.

METEORITE                   WEIGHT
  NAME      CLASSIFICATION    (g)  Newsletter
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KLE 98300   EH3 CHONDRITE    33.6    23(2)

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