Comparing the rivers of Earth, Mars, and Titan

Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

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🗓️ 12 July 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Sam Birch, an assistant professor at Brown University, explores what we know about the alluvial rivers of Earth, Mars, and Saturn's moon Titan.

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0:00.0	Comparing rivers on Earth, Mars, and Titan, this week on Planetary Radio.
0:13.0	I'm Sarah Alhamid of the Planetary Society with more of the human adventure across our
0:17.4	solar system and beyond.
0:20.4	There are only three worlds in our solar system with river systems that we can currently study.
0:25.6	Earth, Mars, and Saturn's largest moon, Titan.
0:29.0	I guess this week is Sam Birch, an assistant professor at Brown University in Rhode Island,
0:33.5	USA.
0:35.0	Sam and his colleagues have used the power of mathematical relations to apply what we know
0:39.0	about rivers on Earth, to rivers on other worlds.
0:43.0	Then Bruce Betts and I will team up for what's up and the announcement of our last question
0:47.5	in our space trivia contest.
0:51.2	Usually this would be the moment where I would share some space headlines, but our downlink
0:55.3	newsletter team decided that this was the perfect moment to take a little break.
0:59.6	We have members of our team in the United States and Canada, so they were celebrating
1:03.3	Canada Day and US Independence Day.
1:06.1	Sometimes you just need a break to go outside and feel the starlight on your face with
1:10.0	friends and family.
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1:26.2	Today we're taking a deep dive into the fascinating realm of rivers, but not just any rivers.
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