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The Robert A. Pritzker Center for Meteoritics and Polar Studies has a strong interest in studies in the polar regions. The Tawani Foundation, that provided the generous funding to establish the Center sponsored several expeditions to Antarctica. 

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Digging for Fossils in Antarctica
NASA Antarctic meteorite curation and collection
The Antarctic Treaty (NSF Office of Polar Programs)
Tawani International Antarctic Expeditions
Digital Planet Antarctica

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