AMNH Research Library | Digital Special Collections | Ahnighito section of the Cape York meteorite, collected in Greenland, Hayden Planetarium, March, 1955

Ahnighito section of the Cape York meteorite, collected in Greenland, Hayden Planetarium, March, 1955

Identifier

323709

Title

Ahnighito section of the Cape York meteorite, collected in Greenland, Hayden Planetarium, March, 1955

Date

1955-03

Creator

Rota, Alex J. (photographer)

Boltin, Lee (photographer)

Medium

Film negatives

Dimensions

8 x 10

Description

The Ahnighito meteorite is currently on exhibit in the Arthur Ross Hall of Meteorites (2019). It was collected on the Peary Expedition to Greenland (1897)

Geographic Location

Greenland

New York, New York state, United States

Subject

Meteorites

Earth and Planetary Sciences

Hayden Planetarium

Astronomy

Astrophysics

Ahnighito (Meteorite)

Relation

AMNH Library authority record Hayden Planetarium

AMNH Library authority record: Ahnighito (Meteorite)

Publisher

American Museum of Natural History Library

Rights

Information on rights available at the repository.

Other Identifiers

55.26

Repository

American Museum of Natural History

Collection

Historic Halls of the American Museum of Natural History

Citation

Rota, Alex J. (photographer) and Boltin, Lee (photographer), “Ahnighito section of the Cape York meteorite, collected in Greenland, Hayden Planetarium, March, 1955,” AMNH Research Library | Digital Special Collections, accessed April 16, 2024, https://lbry-web-007.amnh.org/digital/index.php/items/show/47146.