Lex Fridman Podcast: #184 – Katherine de Kleer: Planets, Moons, and Asteroids in Our Solar System

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Katherine de Kleer is a professor of Planetary Science and Astronomy at Caltech. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) – Introduction

(07:07) – Pluto

(12:14) – Kuiper belt

(16:12) – How to study planets and moons

(19:54) – Volcanoes on Io – moon of Jupiter

(32:25) – Is there life in the oceans of Europa?

(41:46) – How unlikely is life on Earth?

(52:15) – Life on Venus

(54:30) – Mars

(1:01:17) – What is interesting about Earth as a planet?

(1:11:55) – Weather patterns

(1:17:04) – Asteroids

(1:26:06) – Will an asteroid hit Earth soon?

(1:34:50) – Oumuamua

(1:50:00) – Book recommendations

(1:56:37) – Advice for young people