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Richard Daniel chairs the interactive environmental programme in which he and his guests deal with listener's questions and concerns.
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Listen to 19 September 2006
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Tuesday 19 September 2006
Earth 漏NASA

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Where does space start?







Can you see the Great Wall of China from Space?









Given the different speeds, mass and trajectory of objects hitting the moon - why are its craters all a similar shape?







Philip Stott's experiment:

You are testing the null hypotheses that there is no difference in the basic form of craters produced by (i) different-sized peas ('meteorites'), (ii) different-shaped peas, and (iii) peas hitting the surface at different angles and speeds;

(a) Take one large, dry tea cup or bowl;

(b) Fill it to nearly full with plain flour, add very little water and mix - just sufficient water so that the flour will hold its form when turned out of the cup. The surface should still be 'dusty';

(c) Place a plate over the open end of the cup and tip it up gently so that a 'moon hemisphere' is positioned on the plate;

(d) Gently compact and make smooth the surface;

(e) Select a range of frozen peas of different sizes and shapes;

(f) Take one pea (Pea A). Note its size, shape, and weight, and then aim it at the 'moon's surface': (i) at different angles (including skimming the surface) and (ii) at different speeds;

(g) Record the shapes, sizes, and depths of each crater produced by Pea A;

(h) Smooth the surface again, and repeat for peas (B), (C,) etc., of different sizes and shapes;

(i) With the last pea (X), don't smooth the surface before using it so that you can look at the impact of a craters formed on craters;

(j) Now, compare and contrast all your results and assess the degree to which the null hypotheses must be replaced by alternative hypotheses.

Impact craters on earth



Geo-Thermal Energy







Loss of earth's hydrogen into outer space











Pluto









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