The Moon with Deboki Chakravarti - It Was a Dark & Stormy Month
“It Was A Dark & Stormy Month" rises from its grave once more to deliver knowledge so good... it's scary!
Hank accidentally buried himself alive again, so we are once again joined by Deboki Chakravarti to learn about Earth's little buddy, the Moon! This one's guaranteed to have you howling!
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[Fact Off]
Coral reef spawning by moonlight
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071019093814.htm
https://www.science.org/lookup/doi/10.1126/science.1145432
https://www.cell.com/fulltext/S0092-8674(03)00647-0
https://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/the-reef/corals/coral-reproduction
Earthshine on the Moon is less than before
https://gizmodo.com/earth-is-getting-dimmer-1847782399
https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/04/weather/earth-dimming-climate/index.html
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/930069
[Ask the Science Couch]
Moon drifting away from the Earth
https://public.nrao.edu/ask/what-happens-as-the-moon-moves-away-from-the-earth/
https://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/explore/marvelMoon/background/moon-influence/
http://www.iea.usp.br/en/news/when-a-day-lasted-only-four-hours
https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2012/11/28/3642932.htm
https://hpiers.obspm.fr/eop-pc/index.php
[Butt One More Thing]
Defecation collection devices on the Moon
https://history.nasa.gov/FINAL%20Catalogue%20of%20Manmade%20Material%20on%20the%20Moon.pdf