AMNH Research Library | Digital Special Collections | Ahnighito meteorite excavated and being hauled to ship [The Hope], Greenland, 1897

Ahnighito meteorite excavated and being hauled to ship [The Hope], Greenland, 1897

Identifier

329144

Title

Ahnighito meteorite excavated and being hauled to ship [The Hope], Greenland, 1897

Date

1897

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)

Geographic Location

Greenland

Subject

Field photographs

Earth and Planetary Sciences

Ahnighito (Meteorite)

Peary Expedition to Greenland (1897)

Relation

AMNH Library authority record: Peary Expedition to Greenland (1897)

AMNH Library authority record: Ahnighito (Meteorite)

Publisher

American Museum of Natural History Library

Rights

Information on rights available at the repository.

Repository

American Museum of Natural History

Collection

Photographic Collection

Citation

Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920 (photographer), “Ahnighito meteorite excavated and being hauled to ship [The Hope], Greenland, 1897,” AMNH Research Library | Digital Special Collections, accessed December 10, 2023, https://lbry-web-007.amnh.org/digital/index.php/items/show/90691.