Katherine de Kleer: Planets, Moons, Asteroids & Life in Our Solar System | Lex Fridman Podcast #184

Katherine de Kleer is a professor of Planetary Science and Astronomy at Caltech. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: Fundrise: https://fundrise.com/lex Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free Magic Spoon: https://magicspoon.com/lex and use code LEX to get $5 off EPISODE LINKS: Katherine's Website: http://web.gps.caltech.edu/~dekleer/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist:    • Lex Fridman Podcast   Clips playlist:    • Lex Fridman Podcast Clips   OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 1:27 - Pluto 6:35 - Kuiper belt 10:32 - How to study planets and moons 14:15 - Volcanoes on Io - moon of Jupiter 26:46 - Is there life in the oceans of Europa? 36:07 - How unlikely is life on Earth? 46:36 - Life on Venus 48:50 - Mars 55:37 - What is interesting about Earth as a planet? 1:06:15 - Weather patterns 1:11:25 - Asteroids 1:20:27 - Will an asteroid hit Earth soon? 1:29:10 - Oumuamua 1:44:20 - Book recommendations 1:50:58 - Advice for young people SOCIAL: Twitter:   / lexfridman   LinkedIn:   / lexfridman   Facebook:   / lexfridman   Instagram:   / lexfridman   Medium:   / lexfridman   Reddit:   / lexfridman   Support on Patreon:   / lexfridman