069 - On The Solar System - Part 3 - Asteroids, Giants -- and Pluto

Published: Nov. 27, 2018, 5:13 p.m.

b'Heyo, Zengineers!\\nThis week we\'re wrapping up an epic three part ride through our solar system.\\nIn part one we talked about our solar system as a whole, the earth, the moon, and the sun:\\nhttps://zengineeringpodcast.com/episode-031-on-planets-why-we-explore-and-what-we-know-ba78de7871fa\\nIn part two we descended upon the rocky planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars):\\nhttps://zengineeringpodcast.com/episode-051-on-the-solar-system-part-2-rovers-and-rocky-planets-6a38bd1210ef\\nIn this third and final piece, we find our way through the asteroid belt, past Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus before exploring the final reaches of our solar system with everyone\'s favorite dwarf planet, Pluto and its tens or maybe thousands of friends spiraling around in the icy darkness at the edges of our home space.\\nWe hope you enjoy the convo. Support the show: http://support.zengineeringpodcast.com and visit our website for more episodes: https://zengineeringpodcast.com\\nCheers,\\nAdam & Brian\\n---\\nShow Notes\\nGas Giants (wikipedia):\\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_giant\\n--\\nIce Giants (Wikipedia):\\nhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_giant\\n--\\nDwarf Planets (Wikipedia):\\nhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_planet\\n--\\nThe Solar System (surprise ... Wikipedia):\\nhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_System\\n--\\nGravitationally Round Objects in our Solar System (Wikipedia):\\nhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_gravitationally_rounded_objects_of_the_Solar_System\\n--\\nLive Voyager Mission Status:\\nhttps://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status/\\n--\\nWhy is Pluto no longer a planet?:\\nhttps://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-33462184\\n\\n--- \\n\\nSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zengineering-podcast/support'