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69: Pinging passing asteroids with Dr. Naidu
Episode 69

69: Pinging passing asteroids with Dr. Naidu

Spacepod · Carrie Nugent

October 30, 201611m 41s

Show Notes

Dr. Shantanu Naidu tells us about planetary radar. Using large telescopes in California and Puerto Rico, he bounces radio waves off of asteroids and "listens" for the return signal. With this technique, he's discovered moons on several asteroids.