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Hello, and welcome to Crowd Science from the BBC World Service.
I'm Anand Jagatia, and in this episode, we're once again looking up to the skies to do some moon gazing.
The moon has always sparked human curiosity.
It governs the tides, it governs our biological rhythms.
It's inspired countless myths and stories, and it's compelled us to reach out and explore it and space beyond.
And it's also inspired many of you crowdscience listeners.
A few weeks back, we explored how the moon might have affected the dinosaurs.
And after that episode, lots of you emailed us with your own questions about the moon, from what life would be like if we had no moon at all, to why the surface of the moon is riddled with craters when Earth appears to be relatively unscathed.
So that's what we're going to look at in this episode.
And joining me to help contemplate these mysteries of the Moon are a panel of experts in astronomy and planetary science.
With me here in the studio.
Sarah.
Sarah, do you want to introduce yourself?
Hi, I'm Sarah Russell.
I'm a planetary scientist from the Natural History Museum in London.
And down the line from the US is Neil.
Hi, I'm Neil Cummins.
I'm an astronomer and astrophysicist working at the University of Maine.