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Travelers in the Night - Eps. 499 & 500: Oppy & Why Look
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Travelers in the Night - Eps. 499 & 500: Oppy & Why Look
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6 minutes
Released:
May 26, 2019
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Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2006. travelersinthenight.org Today's 2 topics: - Along Oppy's 28 mile long discovery journey on the surface of Mars the tough rover has accumulated a wealth of scientific information on Martian geology and the red planet's thin atmosphere. - In 2013, a 66 foot diameter undetected space rock approached Earth from near the direction of the Sun, entered our atmosphere at 9.3 miles per second, and exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia creating an air blast wave which injured nearly 1,500 people. 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.
Released:
May 26, 2019
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Podcast episode
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