Podcasts about Planetary geology

It's been 52 years since humans last stepped onto the moon, and NASA is determined to set up a permanent base there. But there are huge challenges to overcome - not least surviving brain-damaging solar radiation and bone-wasting partial gravity.   Today on Why?, Luke Turner speaks to Clive Neal, Professor of Planetary Geology at Notre Dame University currently working with NASA on their next moon mission and find out exactly how they plan to build a long-lasting habitat.     • “What we've learned during and since Apollo, is that the moon is a very hostile environment, but now we understand the nature of that hostility. And that understanding is key to being able to keep humans alive on the surface of the moon – not only to survive, but to thrive.” - Clive Neal  • “Radiation and humans don't miss in the long term. Radiation is much more intense in the lunar environment. So a human habitat on the moon would have to be buried beneath about two meters of regolith to protect them.” - Clive Neal    Written and presented by Luke Turner. Produced by Anne-Marie Luff and Eliza Davis Beard. Audio production by Jade Bailey. Managing editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Artwork by James Parrett. Music by DJ Food. WHY? is a Podmasters Production.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On a recent episode of Tucker Carlson's show, fossil fuel shill Dr. Willie Soon came on to discuss ... friggen... dinosaurs on Saturn's moon. I mean, not quite but close. It's nonsense. Too bad for Tucker, cause we have a resident expert on space resource acquisition over here on SIO! J.D. Menges is currently working towards his PhD in Space Resources at Colorado School of Mines with a focus in Planetary Geology, Remote Sensing, and Resource Acquisition Strategy. He's here to break down what Tucker and Dr. Soon get wrong in this interview... Who is Willie Soon? https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonianmag/smithsonian-climate-change-scientist-180954380/ 2009 Abiogenic Study (Kolesnikov et al., 2009) https://www.nature.com/articles/ngeo591 Oil formation theories (Hook et al., 2010) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2010.06.005 TITAN Abiogenic Oil Theories (Mousis et al., 2009) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2009.07.040 Total Solar Irradiance, TSI (Schmutz, 2021) https://www.swsc-journal.org/articles/swsc/full_html/2021/01/swsc200108/swsc200108.html Are you an expert in something and want to be on the show? Apply here! Are you an expert in something and want to be on the show? Apply here! Please please pretty please support the show on patreon! You get ad free episodes, early episodes, and other bonus content!

Artemis II mission Dr. Gordon “Oz” Osinski - Professor of Planetary Geology at Western University and Astronaut Trainer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Jennifer Piatek is a Professor of Planetary Geology and The Chair of Earth and Space Sciences at CCSU.  She discusses the earth and how it spins in an opposite direction and why.

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Daniel Britt, the Pegasus Professor of Astronomy and Planetary Sciences at the Department of Physics, University of Central Florida. He joins us today to discuss his research on planetary geology. In addition to his work at the University of Central Florida, Daniel also periodically consults with NASA on their various missions. As an expert that analyzes the geology of other planets, he is committed to researching the physical properties and mineralogy of comets, asteroids, the Moon, and Mars… Join the conversation now to hear Daniel talk about: His work with NASA's Lucy and New Horizons Missions. The different varieties of asteroids that exist in space, and where they come from. The rarest types of meteorites that can be studied on Earth. How to tell if meteorites came from outside our solar system.  Want to explore the fascinating nature of astrogeology through the eyes of a discerning professional? Tune in now! To learn more about Dr. Britt and his discoveries, click here and here now! Episode also available on Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/30PvU9C

Matt and Linn catch up with Paul Byrne and chat about the geology of Planets and way more. If you enjoy the show please go over to www.linktr.ee/Interplanetary and become a member on Patreon. Hosts: Linn Boldt-Christmas and Matt Russell Music: Matt Russell / Iam7 Cover Image: WUSTL Additional Narration: Polly Twitter @interplanetypod

Today we meet with Dr. Tess Caswell. Dr. Caswell is an Extra Vehicular Activity or E. V. A Operations Engineer at NASA. Her work helps to plan spacewalks and prepares astronauts to conduct them. Dr. Caswell holds a bachelor of science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and a PhD in Planetary Geology from Brown University. She has previously worked as an Environmental Systems officer in mission control for the International Space Station, lived for a month in a simulated space station as part of NASA's Human Exploration Research Analog, and served as Lead Capsule Controller at the private aerospace company Blue Origin. She is a private pilot and in her free time enjoys flying small airplanes, exercising, or reading a good book. And before we begin, please take a moment to subscribe to our podcast if you have not yet done and please share and review. Doing these simple steps will insure our podcast audience grows organically. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shawna-christenson2/support

On today's ID the Future host Emily Reeves talks with geologist and intelligent design theorist Casey Luskin about his PhD. Luskin says his dissertation wasn't focused on intelligent design at all; but the knowledge he gained and the methodology he employed well might provide him grist for ID-oriented work down the road. The wide-ranging conversation takes Luskin and Reeves from his geological work in Africa and the method known as uniformitarianism to plate tectonics, paleomagnetism, crustal recycling, and some books on how Earth appears fine-tuned for life. Luskin also tells about some astonishing beauty that lies hidden right under our feet, and how we can discover it for ourselves. Source

Prof. Dr. Christian Koeberl has had a fascinating career in planetary sciences. An expert in how planetary impacts make craters, he served for ten years as the director of the Natural History Museum of Vienna, one of the most important natural history museums in Europe.Today, Dr. Koeberl is the Chair in Impact Research and Planetary Geology at the University of Vienna.In this episode of the Vatican Observatory podcast, Dr. Koeberl joins Br. Guy Consolmagno, Director of the Vatican Observatory, and host Bob Trembley to discuss the wide dimensions of his work, from impact craters, to meteorite strikes, to the public understanding of natural history.Guests:Christian Koeberl, former director of the Natural History Museum of Vienna.Br. Guy Consolmagno, Director of Vatican Observatory

Kyla Edison is the Geology and Material Science Technician for the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES), a state-funded aerospace agency dedicated to promoting the aerospace industry in Hawaiʻi through economic development, workforce development, and applied research. Kyla attended the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo majoring in Geology with a dedicated focus on Planetary Geology and Volcanology. After graduating in 2016, she landed a job at PISCES as the Geology and Material Science Technician due to her experience working with basaltic lava and igneous petrology. Leading the Materials Science research at PISCES, Kyla is currently investigating if all basalt feedstocks—regardless of chemical and mineral abundances—are appropriate for making durable construction materials that may be applicable to future base settlements on the moon and Mars. Her research involves making tiles through a process known as sintering (similar to ceramics). The basalt feedstock is crushed, dried, sieved, and then fired in a kiln between 1,150 °C and 1,180 °C. Though Kyla's project began by focusing on the moon and Mars, the results show significant promise for applications on Earth as well. The materials are relatively environmentally friendly and require no additives. All that is needed is basalt and an intensive energy source to provide heat. The next step for Kyla's career will be attending the Colorado School of Mines Space Resources Ph.D. program in fall 2021 and hopes to expand upon her sintering capabilities more suited for lunar/martian environments. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/spaceexplr/support

This week we are very excited to welcome Darian Dixon, Curiosity (MSL) MMM operator and Percy's Mastcam-Z Data Management (ZDM) Lead at Malin Space Science Systems (https://www.msss.com/). Darian earned his BS in Geology in 2015 before moving to Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA, where he earned his MS in Planetary Geology in 2018. While at WWU, Darian studied under Mastcam-Z Co-Investigator Dr. Melissa Rice and had the opportunity to attend Mars-2020 team meetings and contribute to the Mastcam-Z team. When not immersed in the thrilling world of Mars exploration, Darian is an avid gardener, loving husband, dog owner, gamer, rabid basketball fan, and gym rat. He is also a STEM ambassador who does school speaking events during which he encourages young students of color from underprivileged backgrounds to pursue their own paths in STEM, just as he has. You can learn more about Mastcam-Z by visiting the project's website: https://mastcamz.asu.edu/cameras/ **************************************** The Weekly Space Hangout is a production of CosmoQuest. Want to support CosmoQuest? Here are some specific ways you can help: ► Subscribe FREE to our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/cosmoquest ► Subscribe to our podcasts Astronomy Cast and Daily Space where ever you get your podcasts! ► Watch our streams over on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/cosmoquestx – follow and subscribe! ► Become a Patreon of CosmoQuest https://www.patreon.com/cosmoquestx ► Become a Patreon of Astronomy Cast https://www.patreon.com/astronomycast ► Buy stuff from our Redbubble https://www.redbubble.com/people/cosmoquestx ► Join our Discord server for CosmoQuest - https://discord.gg/X8rw4vv ► Join the Weekly Space Hangout Crew! - http://www.wshcrew.space/ Don't forget to like and subscribe! Plus we love being shared out to new people, so tweet, comment, review us... all the free things you can do to help bring science into people's lives.

https://youtu.be/CNk_2pzkSsw Host: Fraser Cain ( @fcain )Special Guest: This week we are very excited to welcome Darian Dixon, Curiosity (MSL) MMM operator and Percy's Mastcam-Z Data Management (ZDM) Lead at Malin Space Science Systems (https://www.msss.com/). Darian earned his BS in Geology in 2015 before moving to Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA, where he earned his MS in Planetary Geology in 2018. While at WWU, Darian studied under Mastcam-Z Co-Investigator Dr. Melissa Rice and had the opportunity to attend Mars-2020 team meetings and contribute to the Mastcam-Z team. When not immersed in the thrilling world of Mars exploration, Darian is an avid gardener, loving husband, dog owner, gamer, rabid basketball fan, and gym rat. He is also a STEM ambassador who does school speaking events during which he encourages young students of color from underprivileged backgrounds to pursue their own paths in STEM, just as he has. You can learn more about Mastcam-Z by visiting the project's website: https://mastcamz.asu.edu/cameras/ Regular Guests: Dr. Morgan Rehnberg ( http://www.morganrehnberg.com/ & @MorganRehnberg ) Beth Johnson - SETI Institute ( @SETIInstitute & @planetarypan ) Veranika (Nika) Klimovich ( @veranikaspace & Pictame: @nika_klim ) This week's stories: - FINALLY! New pictures of Ganymede. - Insight's clever cleaning method! - An inflatable lunar habitat.   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too! Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://astrogear.spreadshirt.com/ for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. http://www.astrosphere.org/ Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.

The Deadboyz Podcast Episode 13: The crew starts off discussing the Marvel timeline. Kyle get a new Computer! The ISS is leaking air. What are asteroids and comets and what are they made of? Do they have a purpose in current day science? The crew breaks down their asteroid survival plan. Also, there was an asteroid heading straight for the sun caught on camera. SpaceX has so many satellites now that some astronomers are getting photobombed. What would happen if an alien came to earth?   Shoutout of the week:Chadwick BosemanAll the moms out thereJarren BentonNew Episodes air ThursdaysFollow us on Facebook and Instagram: @TheDeadboyzPodcastIf you want to help support the show:Give us a like, comment, or share on social media!Leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts to help people find the show!

Bethany Ehlmann is a professor of planetary science at CalTech and a research scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She joins Nate on this episode of The Show About Science to talk about her work on the three Mars Rover missions (Spirit, Opportunity and Curiosity) and to share what we can learn by studying the geological composition of other planets.

Planetary geologist Paul Byrne talks about Venus, what can happen when the sun gets hotter, and what planets need to be habitable.

Episode 71 This episode of the Observers Notebook podcast Tim talks with author, astronomer Chuck Wood. Dr. Wood received his PhD in Planetary Geology in 1979 from Brown University. Charles A. Wood is a planetary scientist who has worked at the Smithsonian Institution, Johnson Space Center, and the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson, AZ. Chuck is also the author of The Modern Moon: A Personal View and 21st Century Atlas of the Moon Contact Chuck Wood: tycocrater@yahoo.com For more information you can visit the ALPO web site at: www.alpo-astronomy.org/ You can also support this podcast at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ObserversNotebook You can join the ALPO here: https://store.astroleague.org/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=10&products_id=39 Listen to the podcast on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/observersnotebook Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/observers-notebook-the-alpo-podcast/id1199301885?mt=2 I want to thank the Producer of this podcast, Steve Siedentop for his generous support of the Observers Notebook.

Paul Byrne explains how tectonic, volcanic and impact processes shape planetary surfaces - and what they can teach us about both distant worlds and our own.

Presenting our Moms in STEM series! In this series, we will learn how women are maneuvering their career path in STEM! Brought to you by our AmorSui Clothing, this 4 episode series will highlight moms in STEM.   Born in Portugal, Raquel Nuno and her family moved to the US when she was 11. Raquel was always interested in science but life had other plans and she joined the US Air force, supported her family when her father fell sick and after the air force, found her way into STEM through community colleges in LA. Today she is working on her PhD in Planetary Geology at UCLA and is working on NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission. She has two sons and both were born during her grad school years. Listen to this episode to learn more about her INCREDIBLE STEM story. Links:   https://www.instagram.com/thespacegeologist/   https://twitter.com/RaquelNuno   http://raquelnuno.com/   Sponsored by    https://amorsuiclothing.com      

Today’s SpaceQ podcast is panel discussion from the recent Canadian Science Policy Conference. The panel, titled "How Canada Can Create a Sustainable National Space Infrastructure” was organized by Michelle Mendes of the Space Advisory Board and features members of the Space Advisory Board. Each panel member discussed a specific area for the theme and were very articulate in getting their point across. The panel was moderated by: (2:21) Dr. David Kendall, Past Chair of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. The panelists; (6:16) Kate Howells, Global Community Outreach Manager and National Coordinator for Canada, The Planetary Society (12:18) Dr. Gordon Osinski, NSERC/MDA/Canadian Space Agency Industrial Research Chair in Planetary Geology, Western University (21:41)Dr. Michael Pley, President, Pley Consulting Inc. (29:35) Dr. Lucy Stojak, Executive Director, Mosaic (43:07) Short questions and answer session. I would like to thank to Canadian Space Policy Centre for providing us this audio recording. Listen in.

Re-visit our Let’s Make America Smart Again series as Neil deGrasse Tyson, comic co-host Chuck Nice, and Ellen Stofan look at the past, present, and future of NASA. Now extended with Neil and Chuck chatting with former HI-SEAS IV crew member Dr. Sheyna Gifford on interstellar space travel. NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/all-access/extended-classic-lets-make-america-smart-again-the-future-of-nasa/ Image Credit: NASA.

First, Andre Corbett interviews Patrick Blak Roze Hines, a local comedian, whose work has blown up recently. And after, Marissa interviews Dr. Paul Byrne about his research on planetary geology. After the break, we’ll discuss the state of the union address tonight and WKNC’s Double Barrel Benefit.

First, Andre Corbett interviews Patrick Blak Roze Hines, a local comedian, whose work has blown up recently. And after, Marissa interviews Dr. Paul Byrne about his research on planetary geology. After the break, we’ll discuss the state of the union address tonight and WKNC’s Double Barrel Benefit.

What can we achieve by going back to the moon? With Dr. Gordon Osinski, Associate Professor & Natural Sciences and Research Council of Canada Chair in Planetary Geology at Western University. 

Host Ernie Hood interviews Dr. Paul Byrne from NCSU about planetary geology.

A shorter episode today. Lots to do before traveling for the eclipse this weekend! I will also be at the Kansas Cosmosphere on Saturday, so follow @johnmulnix for live-tweets! Episode Links: Pioneer 7- NASA Mission Archive (https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1966-075A) Venera 7- NASA Mission Archive (https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1970-060A) NASA Press Release- "SPACE STATION HOST CENTER AND PRIME CONTRACTOR ANNOUNCED" (https://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/1993/93-148.txt)

4th Annual Lobanov-Rostovsky Lecture in Planetary Geology delivered by Professor John Grotzinger, Caltech, USA The Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity, touched down on the surface of Mars on August 5, 2012. Curiosity was built to search and explore for habitable environments and has a lifetime of at least one Mars year (~23 months), and drive capability of at least 20 km. The MSL science payload can assess ancient habitability which requires the detection of former water, as well as a source of energy to fuel microbial metabolism, and key elements such carbon, sulfur, nitrogen, and phosphorous. The search for complex organic molecules is an additional goal and our general approach applies some of the practices that have functioned well in exploration for hydrocarbons on Earth. The selection of the Gale Crater exploration region was based on the recognition that it contained multiple and diverse objectives, ranked with different priorities, and thus increasing the chances of success that one of these might provide the correct combination of environmental factors to define a potentially habitable paleoenvironment. Another important factor in exploration risk reduction included mapping the landing ellipse ahead of landing so that no matter where the rover touched down, our first drive would take us in the direction of a science target deemed to have the greatest value as weighed against longer term objectives, and the risk of mobility failure. Within 8 months of landing we were able to confirm full mission success. This was based on the discovery of fine-grained sedimentary rocks, inferred to represent an ancient lake. These Fe-Mg-rich smectitic mudstones preserve evidence of an aqueous paleoenvironment that would have been suited to support a Martian biosphere founded on chemolithoautotrophy and characterized by neutral pH, low salinity, and variable redox states of both iron and sulfur species. The environment likely had a minimum duration of hundreds to tens of thousands of years. In the past year simple chlorobenzene and chloroalkane molecules were confirmed to exist within the mudstone. These results highlight the biological viability of fluvial-lacustrine environments in the ancient history of Mars and the value of robots in geologic exploration.

4th Annual Lobanov-Rostovsky Lecture in Planetary Geology delivered by Professor John Grotzinger, Caltech, USA The Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity, touched down on the surface of Mars on August 5, 2012. Curiosity was built to search and explore for habitable environments and has a lifetime of at least one Mars year (~23 months), and drive capability of at least 20 km. The MSL science payload can assess ancient habitability which requires the detection of former water, as well as a source of energy to fuel microbial metabolism, and key elements such carbon, sulfur, nitrogen, and phosphorous. The search for complex organic molecules is an additional goal and our general approach applies some of the practices that have functioned well in exploration for hydrocarbons on Earth. The selection of the Gale Crater exploration region was based on the recognition that it contained multiple and diverse objectives, ranked with different priorities, and thus increasing the chances of success that one of these might provide the correct combination of environmental factors to define a potentially habitable paleoenvironment. Another important factor in exploration risk reduction included mapping the landing ellipse ahead of landing so that no matter where the rover touched down, our first drive would take us in the direction of a science target deemed to have the greatest value as weighed against longer term objectives, and the risk of mobility failure. Within 8 months of landing we were able to confirm full mission success. This was based on the discovery of fine-grained sedimentary rocks, inferred to represent an ancient lake. These Fe-Mg-rich smectitic mudstones preserve evidence of an aqueous paleoenvironment that would have been suited to support a Martian biosphere founded on chemolithoautotrophy and characterized by neutral pH, low salinity, and variable redox states of both iron and sulfur species. The environment likely had a minimum duration of hundreds to tens of thousands of years. In the past year simple chlorobenzene and chloroalkane molecules were confirmed to exist within the mudstone. These results highlight the biological viability of fluvial-lacustrine environments in the ancient history of Mars and the value of robots in geologic exploration.

3rd Annual Lobanov-Rostovsky Lecture in Planetary Geology delivered by Professor Raymond T Pierrehumbert. Atmospheres are dynamic entities, formed from the volatile substances that accrete when a planet is formed and later in its history, cooked out in the hot-high pressure interior of the planet, and exchanging with the interior through crustal processes (for planets which have a solid surface) or mixing into the deep interior (for fluid planets). Loss of atmosphere to space is also a major mechanism whereby the chemical composition of entire planets evolve. There is thus no distinct boundary between the disciplines of planetary geology and planetary atmospheres, and the dawning age of exoplanet discovery has made it even more essential to think across the boundaries of the two disciplines. The likely characteristics of known exoplanets greatly expand the range of substances that have to be thought of as atmospheric components, with many things thought of as “rocks and minerals” on Earth being atmospheric or cloud forming substances. There are planets hot enough to have permanent magma oceans which may give rise to rock vapor atmospheres, and others where clouds may be formed of enstatite or even sapphire (or more prosaically, corundum). Some of these atmospheres are supersonic and local; others may be global and subsonic. There is also a host of new problems to be thought about in connection with “gas midgets,” which are mostly fluid but small enough that they need not have a hydrogen dominated composition. In this lecture, I will provide a survey of the emerging field of integrated planetary science, and conclude with some thoughts on how to train the next generation of planetary scientists to deal with the leading-edge problems of the future.

STEMxm Episode 13-  Planetary Science & Lunar Geology with Sarah Noble, NASA Sarah's profile at NASA | Sarah on Twitter | Sarah's Interplanetary Art A closer look at Planetary Geology with Sarah Noble Lunar and Planetary Institute - Lunar and Planetary Conference that Sarah mentioned on the podcast is connected to this Division for Planetary Scientists - American Astronomical Society Association for Women Geoscientists   NASA Missions that Sarah is (or has) working on: LADEE - Lunar Atmosphere Dust & Environmental Explorer Mars 2020   Other Stuff Sarah is Responsible for: PDART - Planetary Data Archiving, Restoration, and Tools PSTAR - Planetary Science and Technology from Analog Research   STEMxm is available on iTunes & Stitcher:

3rd Annual Lobanov-Rostovsky Lecture in Planetary Geology delivered by Professor Raymond T Pierrehumbert. Atmospheres are dynamic entities, formed from the volatile substances that accrete when a planet is formed and later in its history, cooked out in the hot-high pressure interior of the planet, and exchanging with the interior through crustal processes (for planets which have a solid surface) or mixing into the deep interior (for fluid planets). Loss of atmosphere to space is also a major mechanism whereby the chemical composition of entire planets evolve. There is thus no distinct boundary between the disciplines of planetary geology and planetary atmospheres, and the dawning age of exoplanet discovery has made it even more essential to think across the boundaries of the two disciplines. The likely characteristics of known exoplanets greatly expand the range of substances that have to be thought of as atmospheric components, with many things thought of as “rocks and minerals” on Earth being atmospheric or cloud forming substances. There are planets hot enough to have permanent magma oceans which may give rise to rock vapor atmospheres, and others where clouds may be formed of enstatite or even sapphire (or more prosaically, corundum). Some of these atmospheres are supersonic and local; others may be global and subsonic. There is also a host of new problems to be thought about in connection with “gas midgets,” which are mostly fluid but small enough that they need not have a hydrogen dominated composition. In this lecture, I will provide a survey of the emerging field of integrated planetary science, and conclude with some thoughts on how to train the next generation of planetary scientists to deal with the leading-edge problems of the future.

Prof Alessandro Morbidelli of the Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur in Nice gives the 2nd Lobanov-Rostovsky Lecture in Planetary Geology. He talks about the formation of planets in the universe. Morbidelli uses numerical modelling and geochemical and cosmochemical analyses to explain planetary formation within our solar system. He provides a growth history of the Earth, with reference to the specific elements found in the Earth mantle, as well as insight into the composition and timing of moon formation.

The first Lobanov-Rostovsky Lecture in Planetary Geology delivered by Professor Linda T. Elkins-Tanton.

The first Lobanov-Rostovsky Lecture in Planetary Geology delivered by Professor Linda T. Elkins-Tanton.

In this episode, journalist Paul Raeburn talks about how the Environmental Protection Agency has been taking a long time, decades in fact, to figure out how to handle some potentially dangerous chemicals. And astronomer and geologist Peter Schultz talks about his chosen method of learning about the universe--smashing stuff. Websites mentioned on this podcast include www.paulraeburn.com.