[Interview] Leaping Robot for Lunar Lava Tubes

Published: June 3, 2024, 8 p.m.

Lava tubes are one of the most interesting places on the Moon. They can be a great place for a potential lunar base, but they also can be a time capsule that can tell us about the entire history of the Moon. And there's a very interesting mission in development that could explore lava tubes. It's called Lunar Leaper.

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Guest: Dr Anna Mittelholz

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  • 00:00 Intro
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  • 03:08 Lava tubes
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  • 07:31 Lunar Leaper
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  • 13:11 Hopping on the Moon
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  • 24:04 Going inside a lava tube
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  • 27:28 Mars lava tubes
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  • 30:44 Mars magnetosphere
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  • 36:45 Why don't they just ... crash things into Mars
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  • 39:34 Current obsessions
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  • 45:15 Final thoughts
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