John and Shannon tackle a listener question about Zircon and then discuss the possibility of flying a drone on Titan. Shannon also ponders how long to wait for late students on field trips. <ul> <li><a href="http://www.galleries.com/Silicates">Silicate Minerals</a></li> <li><a href= "http://www.galleries.com/minerals/silicate/nesosili.htm">Nesosilicates</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.gemselect.com/other-info/brilliance-luster-fire.php">Brilliance, Luster, and Fire</a></li> <li><a href= "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohs_scale_of_mineral_hardness">Mohs Scale</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zircon">Zircon</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.quora.com/How-can-I-determine-the-zircons-are-xenocrystic-zircons"> Zonation</a></li> <li><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium%E2%80%93lead_dating">Uranium-Lead Dating</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_ablation">Laser Ablation</a></li> <li><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detrital_zircon_geochronology">Detrital zircon geochronology</a></li> <li><a href= "http://geography.unt.edu/~williams/GEOG_1710/fieldtrip_sites/tishomingogranite.htm"> Tishomingo Granite</a></li> <li><a href= "http://www.sci-news.com/geology/science-jack-hills-zircon-oldest-known-fragment-earth-01779.html"> Jack Hills Zircon</a></li> </ul> Fun Paper Friday <ul> <li>Drones on Titan from one of our favorite authors! Thanks to listener Jonathan for sending this our way.</li> <li><a href= "http://dragonfly.jhuapl.edu/docs/DragonflyTechDigestAPL.pdf">Lorenz, R.D. et al., Dragonfly: A Rotorcraft Lander Concept for Scientific Exploration at Tital. Johns Hopkins APL Technical Digest. 2017.</a></li> </ul> Contact us: <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/dontpanicgeo">Support us on Patreon!</a> Show - <a href= "http://www.dontpanicgeocast.com">www.dontpanicgeocast.com</a> - <a href="https://softwareunderground.org">SWUNG Slack</a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/dontpanicgeo">@dontpanicgeo</a> - show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman - <a href="http://www.johnrleeman.com">www.johnrleeman.com</a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/geo_leeman">@geo_leeman</a> Shannon Dulin - <a href= "https://twitter.com/ShannonDulin">@ShannonDulin</a>

Episode 155 - "This is going to look amazing on the TA" Kasey Aderhold

John Leeman and Shannon Dulin discuss geoscience and technology weekly for your enjoyment! Features include guests, fun paper Friday selections, product reviews, and banter about recent developments. Shannon is a field geologist who tolerates technology and John is a self-proclaimed nerd that tolerates geologists.