“...We were partly inspired to write “Ice Barrier” by a scientific expedition that took place in reality. In 1906, Admiral Robert E. Peary found the largest meteorite in the world in northern Greenland, which he named Anigito. The admiral was able to determine its location, since the Eskimos of that area used iron tips for cold forged spears, which Peary, based on analysis, recognized as meteorite material. He finally got hold of Anigito, loading him onto the ship with incredible difficulty. The mass of iron on board knocked down all the compasses on the ship. However, Peary managed to deliver it to the American Museum of Natural History in New York, where it is still on display in the Hall of Meteorites. The admiral outlined this story in detail in his book “North on the Big Ice.” “I never had such a clear understanding of the force of gravity before I had to deal with this mountain of iron,” Peary noted. Anigito is so heavy that it rests on six massive steel columns that span the floor of the meteorite exhibition hall, extend through the foundation, and are built into the bedrock itself beneath the museum building.