An Exploration of Exomoons
From Atlas Pro. Today I climbed into my little spaceship and flew somewhere no one has ever been before. Join me as I make the first exploration of exomoons!
Geography, geology, biology, and ecology. That’s what we’ll be talking about here at Atlas Pro. Well that and maybe some history, chemistry, and whatever else is really necessary to explain something. Point is, we’re trying to learn more about the Earth, it’s systems, and maybe more.
From Atlas Pro. Today I climbed into my little spaceship and flew somewhere no one has ever been before. Join me as I make the first exploration of exomoons!
From Atlas Pro. Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/atlaspro Today we take another look at isolated environments to learn how islands can arise even when surrounded by vast seas of desert! Sources / Further Reading: Sierra de la Laguna https://www.oneearth.org/ecoregions/sierra-de-la-laguna-pine-oak-forests/ https://en.unesco.org/biosphere/lac/sierra-la-laguna https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/nt0227 https://tosea.net/the-sierra-de-la-laguna-biosphere-reserve-bajas-island-in-the-sky/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/41424739 https://bashanfoundation.org/contributions/Ortega-A/ortegaoakpine.pdf https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mbi-Honey-Escandon/publication/230709948_Phylogeographic_patterns_of_differentiation_in_the_Acorn_Woodpecker/links/563273e608ae242468d9f817/Phylogeographic-patterns-of-differentiation-in-the-Acorn-Woodpecker.pdf https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Cape-Region-vegetation-community-type-The-Sierra-La-Laguna-Biosphere-Reserve-SLLBR_fig1_342638855 https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Distribution-of-forest-types-in-the-Sierra-de-la-Laguna-Biosphere-Reserve-in-the-southern_fig1_237151825 https://amphibian-reptile-conservation.org/pdfs/Volume/Vol_17_nos_1-2/ARC_17_1-2_[General_Section]_57-142_e326_high_res.pdf…
From Atlas Pro. After a recent video, someone from the National Geographic Society reached out to give me an updated set of their atlases. Today I open them up to see if there’s anything new worth seeing.
From Atlas Pro. Today we’re learning about both the geographic and biologic factors that influence life underground to see if we can get a better understanding of cave biogeography! Support me on Patreon here: Follow me on Twitter @theatlaspro Sources / Further Reading: https://anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ar.24044 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-020-0513-8 https://www.touristlink.com/global/cat/caves/map.html#google_vignette https://landlubbers.co.za/about-the-drakensberg/entry-points/cobham-wilderness-area/chameleon-cave/ https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10040-020-02139-5 https://www.showcaves.com/english/other/region/aq.html https://www.showcaves.com/english/explain/Maps/index.html https://www.un-igrac.org/news/new-world-karst-aquifer-map-allow-better-global-quantification-karst-systems https://environmental-geol.pressbooks.tru.ca/chapter/karst-landscapes-and-systems/ https://environmental-geology-dev.pressbooks.tru.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/73/2021/07/Fig-5-scaled-1.jpg https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1156/pdf/of2014-1156_hi-res-pdfs/of2014-1156_figure_1.pdf https://biodiversitymapping.org/index.php/amphibians/…
From Atlas Pro. Join me as I crack open another book (or two) on my shelf and try to learn about every animal missing from this continent! Support me on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/atlaspro Follow me on Twitter @theatlaspro Sources / Additional Reading: https://archive.org/details/worldwildlifefun00worl_0 https://www.currentresults.com/Endangered-Animals/North-America/recently-extinct-animals.php https://sites.google.com/site/seaminkextinction/home/overall-information/range-and-habitat https://archive.nytimes.com/green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/a-riveting-glimpse-of-a-vanished-bird/ https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/141989/fsh0022.pdf?sequence=1 https://www.nathab.com/blog/last-of-her-kind-footage-of-an-imperial-woodpecker/ https://irlspecies.org/misc/impoundments.php https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Seaside_Sparrow/id# https://www.fws.gov/species/dusky-seaside-sparrow-ammodramus-maritimus-nigrescens https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/sandhills/ https://www.sdakotabirds.com/species/maps/seaside_sparrow_map.htm https://www.sdakotabirds.com/species/maps/bachmans_warbler_map.htm https://www.sdakotabirds.com/species/eskimo_curlew_info.htm…
From Atlas Pro. Recently I came across this atlas at a local yard sale, and thought it would be fun to explore and see how many of you can guess when it was printed based solely on the information inside! Support me on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/atlaspro Follow me on Twitter @theatlaspro
From Atlas Pro. Parts of the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York receive upwards of 55 inches of rainfall annually, qualifying them as potential temperate rainforests. Today, I put that claim to the test, and try to find some more rainforests in unexpected places! Support me on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/atlaspro Follow me on Twitter @theatlaspro…
From Atlas Pro. We’ve learned about the Saya de Malha bank a number of times on this channel, but a shocking amount of our information regarding this isolated seabed comes from a single expedition carried out there in 2002. Today I’m diving deeper into the story behind this fateful voyage, and the true motivation behind…
From Atlas Pro. With claims of being "the world’s most authoritative atlas," and even "the greatest book on earth," I couldn’t help but spend as much money as it took to get my hands on what surely must be the most impressive atlas I’ve ever seen. Join me as I thoroughly put this to the…
From Atlas Pro. My recent entry into the NameExoWorlds Contest has reminded me of the time I tried, and nearly succeeded, to name the deepest crater on Mars, and a new tool has allowed me to explore this feature like never before. Support me on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/atlaspro Follow me on Twitter @theatlaspro Sources /…
From Atlas Pro. Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/atlaspro Check out my latest Astro Pro video here: https://nebula.tv/videos/astropro-how-i-almost-named-the-deepest-crater-on-mars At a recent yard sale, I came across this seemingly vintage tin globe. In order to know its true value, I needed to figure out what year it comes from! Support…
From Atlas Pro. Get exclusive access to NordPass’ best offer here: https://www.nordpass.com/atlaspronord Or, use code "atlaspronord" at the checkout to get additional 1 month for FREE Today we revisit the topic of island biogeography to learn about some more isolated environments, each with their own collection of unique animals as a result. Support me on…
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From Atlas Pro. Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/atlaspro Watch the next Astro Pro right now: https://nebula.tv/videos/astropro-why-these-planets-are-getting-new-names Today I finally address a gap in my knowledge: butterflies. To do this, I’m using a field guide to try to find what has gone extinct. Support me on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/atlaspro…