Date: April 11, 2011
Title: Counting Lunar Craters
Podcaster: Nancy Atkinson and Michelle Kirchoff
Organization: NASA Lunar Science Institute
Links: NASA Lunar Science Institute
Music: “One Night at a Time” by Ben Bedford, from his “Land of the Shadows” CD. Used by permission.
Description: For decades, planetary scientists have used craters to determine the ages of the surfaces of rocky planetary bodies and to learn more about the history of our solar system. But the latest images from NASA’s newest lunar spacecraft, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, are giving brand new looks at the Moon’s surface, and scientists are having to re-evaluate some their previous observations. With us today is Michelle Kirchoff who is a research scientist at the Southwest Research Institute.
Bio:
Sponsor: This episode of 365 Days of Astronomy is sponsored by David Agland and dedicated to Nancy, who inspired his curiosity and passion for Science and Skepticism.”
Transcript: Coming Soon!
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