Moving the Ahnighito meteorite toward The Hope, Greenland, 1896
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Moving the Ahnighito meteorite toward The Hope, Greenland, 1896
1896
Film negatives
8 x 10
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 1896 attempt resulted in moving the meteorite to the coast, but failed at making it to the ship.
Greenland
AMNH Library authority record:
Peary Arctic Expedition (1896)
AMNH Library authority record: Ahnighito (Meteorite)
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Collection
Citation
Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920 (photographer), “Moving the Ahnighito meteorite toward The Hope, Greenland, 1896,” AMNH Research Library | Digital Special Collections, accessed January 14, 2025, https://lbry-web-007.amnh.org/digital/index.php/items/show/90690.