Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. Hannah Kaplan, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: Organics on the dwarf planet Ceres. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are not permitted without prior written consent from The Space Show (even if for personal use) & are a violation of the Space Show copyright. We do not permit the commercial use of any Space Show program or part thereof, nor do we permit Space Show programs to be edited, placed on YouTube, or other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted in news articles, papers, academic & research work but must be cited or referenced in the proper citation format. Contact Dr. Livingston for questions about our copyright and trademark policies which we do enforce. This program is archived on The Space Show website, podcasting, and blog sites with permission from John Batchelor. Please visit the John Batchelor Show website for more information about this fine program, www.johnbatchelorshow.com. Remember, your Amazon Purchases Can Help Support The Space Show/OGLF (www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm. Please note that audio and transition issues are a result of copying the John Batchelor broadcast & are not within my control as they originate in the Batchelor studio.
John Batchelor and I welcomed Dr. Hannah Kaplan to the program to discuss her new paper regarding organics on the dwarf planet Ceres, possibly in a larger quantity than originally thought. During the first segment of this double segment Hotel Mars program,
Dr. Kaplan introduced us to her work, talked about the main detection instrument onboard the Dawn spacecraft, the VIR instrument. Our guest was asked about the organics, also about Tholins which are a commonly found special type of organics (not found on Earth) and more. We talked about the origin of organics, life detection and what this may mean for Ceres, especially in terms of answering the question as to where the organics came from. She told us about the two theories which suggest either an extraterrestrial impactor or from within the interior of Ceres. Don't miss why she said one theory might be a better choice than the other but the question was certainly an open question.
In the second part of the discussion, we talked about Ceres energy and liquid water plus the bright spots and volcanic ice. Dr. Kaplan had much to say about these Ceres characteristics but was not so keen on these being related to the organics and the specific location where the organics have been found in the northern part of Ceres at the Emutet crater. Also in this segment we discussed the importance of sample return missions, especially one for Ceres. From the sample return mission, we jumped to Osiris Rex and noted Kaplan is on the mission team. In addition, we talked about the JAXA mission Hayabusa 2. Note that Osiris Rex and the JAXA mission were planned as sample return missions.
You can email Mr. Batchelor or Dr. Kaplan through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com. Dr. Kaplan can also be reached through her SWRI page.
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