Brains Matter Episode 91 - Pre-solar Grains

In this episode, I talk to Dr Maria Lugaro from Monash University (via Italy) on the topic of Pre-solar grains. We discuss:

- What are pre-solar grains?
- Do they only exist in our solar system?
- How big are they?
- How do we capture pre-solar grains on Earth?
- How do we determine if grains are pre-solar?
- How do the grains form?
- What percentage of material in the solar system is pre-solar?
- How is the information from these grains useful in understanding the solar system, and the evolution of the solar system?
- The age of this area of study.
- How these grains are studied and analysed.

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