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Friday, 23 September 2011

The Wanderers

Here are two more audio pieces from my recent BBC broadcasts. The first is on planets, a word derived from the Greek for wanderer. The second is on comets.,

The magical picture, by the by, shows a comet called Tempel1, with the jets erupting from the dirty-ice surface.

 

 

03 - The day the solar system doubled

 

Z09 Comet Tempel 1


 

04 - The messengers


I hope you enjoy them!

 




 

 

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