# Antarctic scientists find 18kg meteorite
Author: ElLobo

An 18kg meteorite found by the Belgo-Japanese SAMBA meteorite team during a field trip on the Nansen Ice Field Photo / International Polar Foundation/Vinciane Debaille  

Scientists in Antarctica have discovered an 18kg meteorite embedded in the East Antarctic ice sheet, the largest found in the region since 1988.

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