The Lunar Land, Part 2
Curious Cases
BBC
4.8 • 4.1K Ratings
🗓️ 26 April 2019
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
In the second installment of our double episode on the Moon we ask what life would be like if we had more than one Moon.
From the tides to the seasons, the Moon shapes our world in ways that often go unnoticed. And, as we'll find out, it played a vital role in the creation of life itself. This week we celebrate the many ways the Moon and the Earth are linked.
If one Moon is so great, why not have two? We discover why multiple moons could spell disaster for our planet, from giant volcanoes to cataclysmic collisions.
Featuring astronomer Brendan Owens from the Royal Observatory Greenwich and physicist Neil Comins, author of 'What if the Earth had two Moons?'
Presenters: Adam Rutherford, Hannah Fry Producer: Michelle Martin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2019.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:04.6 | MUSIC |
| 0:10.6 | I'm Dr Adam Rutherford. |
| 0:12.2 | And I'm Dr Hannah Fry. |
| 0:13.6 | And you are going to send us your everyday mysteries. |
| 0:16.4 | And we are going to investigate them using the power of... |
| 0:19.6 | Science! |
| 0:20.4 | Science! |
| 0:21.2 | Science! |
| 0:22.0 | I like it. |
| 0:23.1 | MUSIC |
| 0:26.0 | It's a second episode on Moon Stuff. |
| 0:28.4 | Yay, moons, we love the moon. |
| 0:30.4 | And this is the second part, which is the even better part. |
| 0:34.8 | I'm not... yeah. |
| 0:38.0 | I actually quite like moons, but now after the way that you've delivered that line, |
| 0:42.1 | I'm not sure what you do. |
| 0:43.2 | Yeah, I know, I super do. |
| 0:44.4 | Was that not sincere? |
| 0:45.2 | You challenged myself to see a moon that was... |
| 0:46.8 | Did it not? |
| 0:47.7 | It didn't sound authentic. |
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