Big Picture Science - Life in the Solar System
Spewing
lava and belching noxious fumes, volcanoes seem hostile to biology. But the
search for life off-Earth includes the hunt for these hotheads on other moons
and planets, and we tour some of the most imposing volcanoes in the Solar
System.
Plus,
a look at how tectonic forces reshape bodies from the moon to Venus to Earth.
And a journey to the center of our planet reveals a surprising layer of
material at the core-mantle boundary. Find out where this layer was at the time
of the dinosaurs and what powerful forces drove it deep below.
Guests:
- Samantha Hansen – Geologist at the University of Alabama
- Paul Byrne – Associate professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
- Robin George Andrews – Science journalist and author of “Super Volcanoes: What They Reveal about Earth and the Worlds Beyond”
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