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Biomass, living on Mars, and incoming asteroids!
Episode 217

Biomass, living on Mars, and incoming asteroids!

How to protect the planet, and why Mars habitation will be hard...

Naked Astronomy, from the Naked Scientists · The Naked Scientists

February 26, 202559m 57s

Show Notes

Incoming! NASA's acting head of planetary defence, Kelly Fast, discusses asteroids, YR2 and how to protect our planet. The UK Space Agency's head of Earth Observation and Climate, Beth Greenaway, and chief scientist, Shaun Quegan, discuss the upcoming European Biomass mission to measure how much carbon is being stored in tropical forests. And Kelly Weinersmith - co-author of A City On Mars - explains why living on the red planet will be much harder than anyone thought... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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biomasscarbon storagebeth greenawayShaun QueganESAasteroid impactsYR2kelly fastKelly WeinersmithmarsA City On Mars