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72E-84-Interplanetary Travelers-Martian Meteorites
72E-84-Interplanetary Travelers-Martian Meteorites
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2 minutes
Released:
Apr 14, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
Recently, Dr. Stephanie C. Werner of the University of Oslo in Norway and her colleagues have discovered the source of some of the Martian meteorites found on Earth. It is the 34 mile diameter Mojave Crater on Mars. The debris ejected from this impact event about 5 million years ago, orbited the Sun until one of the pieces fell to Earth and was discovered by humans in Antarctica.
Released:
Apr 14, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
85-Obscuring The Cosmos: In 10 years there will only be a few places in the United States to see the Milky Way clearly or view a meteor striking across the night sky. by Travelers In The Night