Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

PicassoMars t1_ja59y3l wrote

Most meteorites are found on snowy plains because they’re easy to spot in contrast to the stark white snow.

497

hueythecat t1_ja76rsb wrote

The needle is black, the haystack is white

175

pete_68 t1_ja9tult wrote

Ebony and ivory. Hard to believe 2 of the most amazing musicians ever could come together and produce such a laughably bad song.

8

LouQuacious t1_ja7vz8m wrote

Antarctica is also not underwater like majority of earth, where I'm guessing majority of meteorites end up.

60

RollinThundaga t1_ja8hlng wrote

And it's a cold desert, with little precipitation and minimal non-glacial erosion. So they'll just last longer in a recognizable form.

45

LouQuacious t1_ja8lyok wrote

I knew a meteor hunter dude in Tahoe, he went out to big empty playas in Great Basin. He said you just cruise around looking for black rocks that don’t belong.

32