Episode Title

Perpendicular Planets and a Chip Off the Old Moon

Series Producers

Joshua Colwell, University of Central FloridaFollow
James Cooney, University of Central FloridaFollow
Hannah Sargeant, University of Central FloridaFollow

Series Title

Walkabout the Galaxy

Keywords

exoplanets; Moon

Disciplines

Astrophysics and Astronomy | Physics

Description

We explore an exoplanet system where the orbits of the planets are at right angles to each other. A chunk of rock trailing the Earth around the Sun may be a chunk of the Moon, and we take a look at some of the more interesting ways of getting into space and traveling long distances once we're there.

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Date Created

11-17-2021

Item Type

Podcast

Type

article

Length of Episode

48:00

Recommended Citation

Colwell, Joshua; Cooney, James; and Sargeant, Hannah, "Perpendicular Planets and a Chip Off the Old Moon" (2021). Walkabout the Galaxy Podcast. 185.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/walkaboutthegalaxy/185