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Ep. 151: Atmospheres
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September 24th, 2009 |
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Check out the iTunes review page with hundreds of 5 star reviews.The Earth's atmosphere
Take a quick breath. There, that's what we're going to talk about today – the atmosphere. And not just the Earth's familiar atmosphere, but the strange, exotic and deadly atmospheres we find in the Solar System and surrounding extrasolar planets.
Earth's Atmosphere:
- Atmosphere overview: UTK
- Troposphere –Windows to the Universe
- Tropopause – Wiki
- Stratosphere — WTTU
- Thermosphere — WTTU
- Geosynchronous Orbit – Goddard Space Flight Center
- Info on auroras – Exploratorium
- History of Earth's Atmosphere – WiseGeek
Info on atmosphere and gravity — Nick Strobel
Atmosphere of Mercury — Universe Today
- Lightning Strikes, Changing Climate Revealed on Jupiter — Nat Geo
- Jupiter's Great Red Spot — UT
- Gigantic Storms on Jupiter Grow in a Single Day
- Saturn Hexagon
- Titan's atmosphere – WTTU
Extrasolar planets with atmospheres:
- Atmosphere of Extrasolar Planet Measured
- New Technique Could Find Another Pale Blue Dot
- Terrestrial Planet Finder — JPL
Welcome back Pamela!
Thank you Fraiser and Pamela, that was really one of the most interesting episodes of Astronomy Cast you have made yet.
So glad to hear you back, hope you had a great time on your travels. Thank you Fraiser for asking just the right questions.
10/10!
Simon
Finally a new episode:D I've been obsessively checking the website the past few day hoping for an update
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And really thought I would have to go cold turkey lol
I came across your pod cast Via (Universe today) three weeks ago and already caught up on all episodes
Thank you Fraiser and Pamela
This is the second episode (that I heard) where you stated that meteors are heated by friction. My understanding that the heating is actually due to pressure. The web seems to point to both ways. Any comments?
Hi,
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