Date: December 9, 2011
Title: Mercury’s Volcanoes
Podcaster: Bob Hirshon
Organization: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Description: Enormous volcanoes with so much lava that they flowed over and hid their sources played a big role in shaping Mercury, according to new research. Podcaster Bob Hirshon speaks with James Head, a planetary geologist at Brown University and co-Investigator of the MESSENGER mission to planet Mercury, about the phenomenon.
Bio: Bob Hirshon is Senior Project Director at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and host of the daily radio show and podcast Science Update. Now in its 24th year, Science Update is heard on over 300 commercial stations nationwide. Hirshon also heads up Kinetic City, including the Peabody Award winning children’s radio drama, McGraw-Hill book series and Codie Award winning website and education program. He oversees the Science NetLinks project for K-12 science teachers, part of the Verizon Foundation Thinkfinity partnership. Hirshon is a Computerworld/ Smithsonian Hero for a New Millennium laureate.
Sponsor: This episode of “365 Days of Astronomy” has been brought to you by The Education and Outreach team for the MESSENGER mission to planet Mercury. Follow the mission as the spacecraft helps to unlock the secrets of the inner solar system at www.messenger-education.org.
Transcript:
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