What caused the craters on the Moon?

About this episode

The episode explores the causes of Moon craters, the protection of astronauts during re-entry, and various space-related phenomena.

How does the heat shield protect the Artemis II astronauts on their return to Earth? What caused the craters on the Moon? Can the materials in cooking pots cause poisoning? What is seasickness? Can space missions take place during periods of high solar activity? And what propels spacecraft? Dr Chris Smith and Clarence Ford have the answers... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

People in this episode

Host: Dr Chris Smith

Guest: Clarence Ford

Topics covered

• Moon craters
• Artemis II
• seasickness
• space missions
• solar activity
• spacecraft propulsion

Keywords

• Moon
• craters
• Artemis II
• seasickness
• solar activity
• spacecraft

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Organizations: Naked Scientists

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