Gravity Assist: The Moon Quakes! With Walter Kiefer

27/09/2019 22 min
Gravity Assist: The Moon Quakes! With Walter Kiefer

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Episode Synopsis

Just like earthquakes help scientists figure out what's going on inside our home planet, moonquakes have taught scientists a lot about the interior of the Moon. NASA's Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission has also given us a clearer picture of the Moon beneath its surface. Seismic activity on the Moon is one area of scientific interest as NASA makes plans to send the first woman and the next man to the Moon by 2024.

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