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    Blue Dot: Meteor Showers 101 with Peter Jenniskens

    Blue Dot: Meteor Showers 101 with Peter Jenniskens

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    Blue Dot: Meteor Showers 101 with Peter Jenniskens

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    Length:
    52 minutes
    Released:
    Jan 19, 2024
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    SETI Institute meteor astronomer Peter Jenniskens joins host Dave Schlom to take a deep dive into the science of meteors and meteor showers. Dr. Jenniskens is the author of the authoritative Atlas of Earth's Meteor Showers, a comprehensive and professional-level compilation of all we currently know about meteor showers and the comets they originate from.
    Released:
    Jan 19, 2024
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (20)

    Blue Dot, named after Carl Sagan's famous speech about our place in the universe, features interviews with guests from all over the regional, national and worldwide scientific communities. Host Dave Schlom leads discussions about the issues science is helping us address with experts who shed light on climate change, space exploration, astronomy, technology and much more. Dave asks us to remember: from deep space, we all live on a pale, blue dot.