"It's quite a big undertaking going through every named feature in the whole solar system and trying to find out who that person was." When PhD student Annie Lennox discovered a crater on Mercury, she got the chance to name it. Which sent her on a bigger space mission. Content note: this episode contains mentions of, but not descriptions of, sexual violence. Get the transcript of this episode, and find links to more information about the topics therein including how to get involved with the next planetary hackathon, at theallusionist.org/craters. This episode was produced by me, Helen Zaltzman. The music is by Martin Austwick of palebirdmusic.com. We'll be playing a space-themed show in the planetarium at the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre in Vancouver BC on 18 April 2024; get tickets via theallusionist.org/events. Become a member of the Allusioverse at theallusionist.org/donate and as well as keeping this independent podcast going, you get regular livestreams, insight into the making of this show, and watchalong parties - AND to hang out with your fellow Allusionauts in our delightful Discord community, where I am posting all my best/worst portmanteaus and portmantNOs. The Allusionist's online home is theallusionist.org. Stay in touch via facebook.com/allusionistshow, instagram.com/allusionistshow, youtube.com/allusionistshow, twitter.com/allusionistshow etc. Our ad partner is Multitude. If you want me to talk lovingly and winningly about your product or thing on the show in 2024, sponsor an episode: contact Multitude at multitude.productions/ads. This episode is sponsored by:• Home Chef, meal kits that fit your needs. For a limited time, Home Chef is offering Allusionist listeners 18 free meals, plus free shipping on your first box, and free dessert for life, at HomeChef.com/allusionist.• Squarespace, your one-stop shop for building and running your online empire. Go to squarespace.com/allusionist for a free 2-week trial, and get 10 percent off your first purchase of a website or domain with the code allusionist. Support the show: http://patreon.com/allusionist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This is the illusionist in which I Helen Zaltzman cel language a monorail.
No refunds in this episode we're headed to the planet Mercury.
Bring a packed lunch and your strongest sunscreen.
And on the subject of space, I'm excited to say that there will be a live space themed illusionist performance on the 18 April in the planetarium at the HR McMillan Space center in Vancouver, BC.
Have wanted to do a show in a planetarium for so long and your ticket includes not just a delightful dose of celestial illusionist as you watch nebulae swirling over your head, but also a talk by astronomer Marlee Lacock about space words such as spaghettification.
And you get to see all of the space centres, exhibits and science demonstrations.
Tickets are on sale now.
Ive linked them@theillusionist.org.
events early bird pricing until 28 March content note this episode contains mentions of, but not descriptions of sexual violence.
On with the show.
It really all came to light when I got the opportunity to name my first feature on Mercury, which was, side note, one of the most exciting things, like to find something that is scientifically significant and then to get the chance to name it on another planet.
Super cool.
Very cool.
You can't just go about naming anything you want, nilly Willy.
You have to find something that has some sort of scientific significance.
I'm Annie Lennox.
I'm a third year PhD student with the open university.
My background is in terrestrial geology, so Earth based stuff.
But with my PhD I found myself more moving into planetary geology, specifically the planet Mercury.
My project involves mapping the southern quadrangle of Mercury.