Allison Johnson
If it’s not a meteorite, it’s a meteor wrong.
Antarctica is a great place to find meteorites because they stand out against the ice so well.
In just four minutes, cosmochemist Maria Valdes tells NPR the delightful story of finding a rare cantaloupe-sized meteorite on the frozen continent, and how to spot the difference between actual space rock and — this is the scientific term — a meteor wrong.
