106: Sample the mantle with Dr. Peterson

27/08/2017 29 min Episodio 106
106: Sample the mantle with Dr. Peterson

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Episode Synopsis

Dr. Mary Peterson tells us about basaltic glasses from the Galápagos Islands, and why they might have originated deep within the Earth's mantle. She also describes her lab work, which involves cool lab coats, security badges, and meticulous sorting of samples.