Podcast: How collisions shaped the Solar System
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Podcast: How collisions shaped the Solar System

Planetary scientist Simone Marchi reveals the vital role collisions have played in the history of the Solar System.

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Published: July 1, 2021 at 11:31 am

Our Solar System has a violent and chaotic history. This episode, planetary scientist and author of Colliding Worlds Simone Marchi reveals the tumultuous story of our cosmic neighbourhood, and how collisions have formed and shaped the planets, moons and other bodies that orbit the Sun.

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