Episode Title
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Series Title
Walkabout the Galaxy
Keywords
New Horizons; Kuiper belt; Lucy mission
Disciplines
Astrophysics and Astronomy | Physics
Description
The intrepid New Horizons spacecraft has discovered close binary comets in the Kuiper belt, and the Lucy mission is getting ready to explore binary trojan asteroids sharing Jupiter's orbit. It's all about small bodies, including just how late we can nuke an inbound asteroid and live to tell the tale.
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© Joshua Colwell, All Rights Reserved
Date Created
10-13-2021
Item Type
Podcast
Type
article
Length of Episode
47:00
Recommended Citation
Colwell, Joshua; Dove, Adrienne; and Cooney, James, "Binaries Galore" (2021). Walkabout the Galaxy Podcast. 180.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/walkaboutthegalaxy/180
