Meteorite Hunting in Antarctica, Asteroids, & the Building Blocks of Life with Dr. Sara Russell

Our guest is Dr. Sara Russell, a Merit Researcher in Cosmic Mineralogy and Planetary Sciences. Sara and her team are interested in the formation of the Solar System and the formation and evolution of moons of the terrestrial planets. Dr. Russell currently works on topics such as the origin of water in the Solar System, transport within the early protoplanetary disk, and geological processes in asteroids. She is a Science Team member of NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, a member of JAXA's Hayabusa2 Analysis Team, and an ESA representative on the International Science Board of JAXA's MMX mission. Dr. Russell is also the proud namesake of Asteroid 5497 Sararussell. https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/ask-an-... What is Ask An Astrobiologist? Once a month, the NASA Astrobiology Program host a one-hour program where the public is invited to interact with a high-profile astrobiologist, who replies to YouTube comments & questions live on video. Ask An Astrobiologist: Episode 75 Meteorite Hunting in Antarctica, Asteroids, & the Building Blocks of Life Featuring Dr. Sara Russell (Natural History Museum, London) Hosted by Dr. Graham Lau (Blue Marble Space Institute of Science) Production Assistants: Sarah Treadwell (Blue Marble Space Institute of Science) Anurup Mohanty (Blue Marble Space Institute of Science) Mariam Naseem (Blue Marble Space Institute of Science) Directed by Mike Toillion (NASA Astrobiology Program) Illustrations by Melissa Flower (https://melissaflower.com) Music & Animation by Mike Toillion (NASA Astrobiology Program)