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[Inuit] behind Ahnighito meteorite in situ, almost entirely buried in the ground, Greenland, [1896]

Identifier

329140

Title

[Inuit] behind Ahnighito meteorite in situ, almost entirely buried in the ground, Greenland, [1896]

Date

[1896]

Creator

Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920 (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).

This image may have been made between 1895 and 1897.

Geographic Location

Greenland

Subject

Meteorites

Earth and Planetary Sciences

Field photographs

Ahnighito (Meteorite)

Peary Arctic Expedition (1896)

Relation

AMNH Library authority record: Ahnighito (Meteorite)

AMNH Library authority record: Peary Arctic Expedition (1896)

Publisher

American Museum of Natural History Library

Rights

Information on rights available at the repository.

Other Identifiers

2A.3966

Repository

American Museum of Natural History

Collection

Photographic Collection

Citation

Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920 (photographer), “[Inuit] behind Ahnighito meteorite in situ, almost entirely buried in the ground, Greenland, [1896],” AMNH Research Library | Digital Special Collections, accessed April 23, 2025, https://lbry-web-007.amnh.org/digital/index.php/items/show/90689.