Astronomy Cast Full Raw Feed · Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela L. Gay
Ep. 742: Atmospheric Gravity Waves
·58 min·5 clips
Solar eclipses create gravity waves by rapidly cooling the atmosphere, a phenomenon confirmed only recently.
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A clear, approachable look at how invisible waves shape planetary skies.
This episode treats gravity waves as the quiet force behind visible patterns in thin planetary atmospheres. It moves from image to mechanism with a steady hand, using Pluto’s haze layers and Mars cloud bands to show how the same physics can read differently from world to world.
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See Pluto and Mars turn atmospheric ripples into visible patterns.
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