“Someone else found it first.” “Someone else? Who?” Harper sighed. “A Canadian geologist named Charles Brophy—a researcher on Ellesmere Island. Apparently he was doing geologic ice soundings on the Milne Ice Shelf when he by chance discovered the presence of what appeared to be a huge meteorite in the ice. He radioed it in, and NASA happened to intercept the transmission.” Gabrielle stared. “But isn’t this Canadian furious that NASA is taking all the credit for the find?” “No,” Harper said, feeling a chill. “Conveniently, he’s dead.”
