Science on Tap: Steve Ballou
October 20 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Meteorite Hunting in Antarctica
Steve is a geologist and geologists love adventure and meteorites……….so naturally he worked to become involved with ANSMET, the Antarctic Search for Meteorites (you can google this and find his blogs and pictures from trips on 2009/10 and 2013/14).
Follow along on a trip to Antarctica, where you will find yourself engaged in the rarest of activities…..Hunting for Meteorites. Think of Elmer Fudd hunting wabbits. Imagine sleeping, cooking and living in a yellow tent on top of a mile of ice. Antarctica is the world’s premier meteorite collection area. Half the fun is getting there, and the fun continues as you manage life on the ice. ANSMET collects meteorites for planetary and cosmic research, looking into the origins of our solar system and is a gateway to the galaxy and beyond.