Gravity Assist Podcast, Ice Giants (Uranus & Neptune) with Amy Simon

17/01/2018 16 min
Gravity Assist Podcast, Ice Giants (Uranus & Neptune) with Amy Simon

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Episode Synopsis

Beyond Saturn are two of the most misunderstood and bizarre planets in our solar system—the “ice giants” Uranus and Neptune. Did you know that Uranus has rings and appears to spin on its side? And that windy and intensely blue Neptune once had an Earth-sized Great Dark Spot? In this episode of Gravity Assist, NASA’s Jim Green and Amy Simon discuss Uranus, Neptune, and Neptune’s intriguing moon – Triton -- and what we still have to learn about these mysterious bodies.

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