107: Loose rocks and soft bots with Dr. McMahon

10/09/2017 29 min Episodio 107
107: Loose rocks and soft bots with Dr. McMahon

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Episode Synopsis

Professor Jay McMahon stops by the show to explain the YORP effect and how it changes asteroid spins and shapes. He also describes his NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) project that is investigating the use of soft robots to explore rubble-pile asteroids.