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Astronomycast episode 407 Galactic Cannibalism.

What could do with Astronomycast are weekly facts based on journey through the cosmos,

where I help you understand not only what we know but how we know what we know.

My name is Fraser Kane, I'm the publisher of University A and with me is Dr. Pamela Gay,

a professor at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, and the director of Cosmo Quest.

How are you doing?

I'm doing well. How are you doing Fraser?

Good and where are you doing?

I am in the Woodlands, which is a posh suburb on the north side of Houston, where they hold the Lunar

and Planetary Science conference every year.

So I'm down here to try and absorb all I can about planetary science, even though I'm really stars and galaxies kind of girl.

It feels like we just had you there yesterday.

I was at AGU, which is a similar group of people in December, and this is a once a year meeting.

And this year it's all series and all Pluto. I'm going to sneak in some Mars waters as well, I think.

That sounds great. And so maybe next week you can give us a quick update on some of the really cool interesting discoveries that we're in answer.

That sounds like a plan.

Okay, right at the source.

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