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49: Every known object in the Solar System with Jon Giorgini
Episode 49

49: Every known object in the Solar System with Jon Giorgini

Spacepod · Carrie Nugent

June 12, 201615m 17s

Show Notes

Jon talks about JPL's Horizons, an amazing, publicly available system that keeps track of every known object in the solar system. Planets, moons, asteroids, spacecraft, you name it: over 715,000 in total. We discuss how this system is used by engineers, scientists, lawyers, art fans, and marine biologists.