A astronomy cast, episode 564, mini moons.

Welcome to Astronomy Castor, weekly facts-based journey through the cosmos, where we help you

understand not only what we know, but how we know what we know.

I'm Fraser Kane, publisher of University and with me as always is Dr. Pamela Gay, a senior

scientist for the Planetary Science Institute and the Director of Cosmic Quest.

Hey Pamela, how you doing?

I'm doing well.

How are you doing, Fraser?

Again, with the caveat of the apocalypse, I am doing great.

I am staying busy.

I am learning Chinese.

I am gardening.

Our Mason Bees have come out of their hidey holes and now they're starting to pollinate

their plants.

Hain out, playing a lot of video games, hanging out with my kid.

My other kid is out there on the front lines.

It's surreal and we're getting through it.

That's all any of us can possibly do at this point.

Yeah, exactly.

Alright, so last month the astronomers announced that they had detected a tiny asteroid that

had been captured by the Earth's gravity well and been cheering our orbit for a few years.

Today, let's talk about the smallest moons in the solar system.

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