is the

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

ese research institute for Antarctica. This agency manages several research bases on Antarctica.

Research centers

The NIPR has several research centers on Antarctica topics. Among others there are meteorological, geological, glacier motion, life science,

ice dynamics Ice sheet dynamics describe the motion within large bodies of ice, such those currently on Greenland and Antarctica. Ice motion is dominated by the movement of glaciers, whose gravity-driven activity is controlled by two main variable factors: ...

, etc. In 1969, the NIPR started collecting

meteorites A meteorite is a solid piece of debris from an object, such as a comet, asteroid, or meteoroid, that originates in outer space and survives its passage through the atmosphere to reach the surface of a planet or moon. When the original object en ...

. Their meteorite collection contains almost 17,000 specimens of meteorites — one of the world's largest meteorite collections. The Antarctic meteorite research in the United States is guided by

ANSMET ANSMET (Antarctic Search for Meteorites) is a program funded by the Office of Polar Programs of the National Science Foundation that looks for meteorites in the Transantarctic Mountains. This geographical area serves as a collection point for mete ...

Antarctic stations

Asuka Station is a railway station located in Asuka, Takaichi, Nara, Japan, on the Kintetsu Railway Yoshino Line. Lines * Kintetsu Railway ** Yoshino Line Platforms and tracks Surroundings * *Takamatsuzuka Tomb *Ishibutai Kofun *Oni no Manaita, Oni ...

* Dome F *

Mizuho Station is a railway station located in Tayoro-chō (多寄町), Shibetsu City, Kamikawa-shichō, Hokkaidō, and is operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company. Lines serviced * JR Hokkaidō :*Sōya Main Line The is a Japanese railway line opera ...

* Showa Station

Planetary science education

The NIPR Antarctic Meteorite Research Center loans a set of 30 thin sections of various meteorite types for use in education. The Institute prepared 20 sets of this collection. They were used in several European countries as well, including Hungary, Romania, Denmark, and Belgium. The set includes lunar and Martian meteorites.

Asteroid

Asteroid 7773 Kyokuchiken was named in honor of National Institute of Polar Research (by its shortened Japanese name "Kyokuchiken"). The official naming citation was published by the

Minor Planet Center The Minor Planet Center (MPC) is the official body for observing and reporting on minor planets under the auspices of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Founded in 1947, it operates at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Function ...

on 25 September 2018 ().

References

External links

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Future Symposiums at the National Institute of Polar Research

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