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

Katherine de Kleer is a professor of Planetary Science and Astronomy at Caltech. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
- Fundrise: https://fundrise.com/lex
- Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium
- ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free
- Magic Spoon: https://magicspoon.com/lex and use code LEX to get $5 off

EPISODE LINKS:
Katherine's Website: http://web.gps.caltech.edu/~dekleer/

PODCAST INFO:
Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8
RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/
YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman
YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips

SUPPORT & CONNECT:
- Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast
- Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman
- Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman

OUTLINE:
Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(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