Episode 18 - The Habitability Lab

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Episode 18 - The Habitability Lab

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51 minutes

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Nov 10, 2014

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We talk to planetary scientist and astrobiologist Abel Mendez about waht is presently understood about the habitability of exoplanets, and the habitable exoplanet catalog.

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Nov 10, 2014

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Episode 18 - The Habitability Lab

Episode 18 - The Habitability Lab

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