On a very windy evening in Cape Town, with my base layer of polar clothing in place, I was picked up at my hotel—along with a team of international inspectors from the U.S. National Science Foundation, the U.S. State Department, and their Russian counterparts—and driven in a van to the airport. (The inspectors were planning to visit several stations in East Antarctica to ensure that each is following the regulations outlined in the Antarctic Treaty.)
In this episode of Science@FMNH, we speak to Dr. Philip Heck about his research on presolar grains—minerals found in primitive meteorite that tell us more about the birth of our Solar System!
In this episode of The Field Revealed, we join Dr. Philipp Heck and his team at the Field Museum's Robert A. Pritzker Center for Meteoritics and Polar Studies to learn more about how they isolate and study presolar grains found on meteorites within the Museum's collection.
After a long flight, I’ve arrived in Cape Town, South Africa—the first stop in my journey to reach Antarctica. And what a beautiful city it is! Gorgeous scenery, fantastic architecture, and from almost every vantage point you can see the impressive Table Mountain, a national park that features a two-mile-wide plateau.
