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Description
Many problems remain in finding and/or communicating withintelligent life beyond Earth. What language should we use? How different would their civilization be? Do we need to find Dyson Spheres around a star to guarantee intelligent life on nearby exoplanets? What if we don’t ever find evidence of intelligent life? Is it worth the hunt, or will the alien blind boxprobably be empty and thus pointless? In this session, we will explore these big questions.
Co-founders of MooseEel Media, LLC: Jennifer Vandenberg& Maddy Cable
Original art: Maddy Cable
Research: Jennifer Vandenberg
Script: Jennifer Vandenberg & Maddy Cable
Editing: Jennifer Vandenberg
Editing software: Canva
Music: Remember This Moment by Patrick Rundblad
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Link to Information Used in Session 9
Astrobiology at NASA, NASA
https://science.nasa.gov/astrobiology/
Science Fiction is Dying. Long Live Post Sci-Fi?, Typebar Magazine
https://www.typebarmagazine.com/science-fiction-is-dying-long-live-post-sci-fi/
Is Intelligent Life Inevitable?, Universe Today
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/is-intelligent-life-inevitable
The Kardashev scale: Classifying alien civilizations, Space.com
https://www.space.com/kardashev-scale
Kardashev scale, Brittanica
https://www.britannica.com/science/Kardashev-scale
Have We Really Detected Dyson Spheres?, SETI
https://www.seti.org/news/have-we-really-detected-dyson-spheres/
Dyson Spheres Explained, BBC
https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/dyson-sphere
Project Hephaistos – II. Dyson sphere candidates from Gaia DR3, 2MASS, and WISE, Oxford Academic
https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/531/1/695/7665761
Description
Exoplanets are fascinating, but how do we discover them—and could any harbor life? Only time will tell, but as technology advances, our chances of finding answers improve. Even if we never detect life, exoplanets are still worth exploring. Let’s find out why!
Co-founders of MooseEel Media, LLC: Jennifer Vandenberg& Maddy Cable
Original art: Maddy Cable
Research: Jennifer Vandenberg
Script: Jennifer Vandenberg & Maddy Cable
Editing: Jennifer Vandenberg
Editing software: Canva
Music: Remember This Moment by Patrick Rundblad
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Highlight Links of the Session
NASA Exoplanet Archive, ipac, CalTech
https://exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu/
We Finally Have a Shortlist for Finding Life Beyond Earth, SETI
https://www.seti.org/news/we-finally-have-a-shortlist-for-finding-life-beyond-earth/
Link to Information Used in Session 8
Why astronomy is considered the oldest science, Astronomy
https://www.astronomy.com/science/why-astronomy-is-considered-the-oldest-science/
History of Discovery, LCO
https://lco.global/spacebook/galaxies/history-discovery/
Exoplanet, ESA
https://esahubble.org/wordbank/exoplanet/
Exoplanet Catalog, NASA
https://science.nasa.gov/exoplanets/exoplanet-catalog/
How We Find and Classify Exoplanets, NASA
https://science.nasa.gov/exoplanets/how-we-find-and-characterize/
Observing Exoplanets: What Can WeReally See?, NASA
https://science.nasa.gov/universe/exoplanets/observing-exoplanets-what-can-we-really-see/
Types of Stars, NASA
https://science.nasa.gov/universe/stars/types/
The study of exoplanets and protoplanetary discs, ESA
https://esahubble.org/science/protoplanetary_extrasolar/
Webb’s Impact on Exoplanet Research, NASA
https://science.nasa.gov/mission/webb/science-overview/science-explainers/webbs-impact-on-exoplanet-research/
How a Spectrograph Works, NASA
https://science.nasa.gov/asset/hubble/how-a-spectrograph-works/
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, NASA
https://science.nasa.gov/mission/roman-space-telescope/
Why We Search, NASA
https://science.nasa.gov/exoplanets/why-we-search/
https://science.nasa.gov/exoplanets/why-we-search/
Description
Over 400 moons orbit six planets in our solar system. Canlife survive on any of them? We take a tour of the solar system’s moons, from tiny, captured asteroids to a few larger than Mercury. Scientists have sent missions to moons in the past, and many more are planned for the future.
Co-founders of MooseEel Media, LLC: Jennifer Vandenberg& Maddy Cable
Original art: Maddy Cable
Research: Jennifer Vandenberg
Script: Jennifer Vandenberg & Maddy Cable
Editing: Jennifer Vandenberg
Editing software: Canva
Music: Remember This Moment by Patrick Rundblad
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Ingredients for Life, NASA
https://science.nasa.gov/mission/europa-clipper/why-europa-ingredients-for-life/
Link to Information Used in Session 7
How Many Moons Does Each Planet Have?, NASA
https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/how-many-moons/en/
What do you call a moon that escapes its planet? A ‘ploonet’, Science News Explores
https://www.snexplores.org/article/moon-escapes-from-planet-is-ploonet
Ploonets: When a planet’s moon goes rogue, Astronomy
https://www.astronomy.com/science/ploonets-when-a-planets-moon-goes-rogue/
10 fascinating facts about the moon, Space.com
https://www.space.com/19619-top-10-moon-facts.html
The Case for a Habitable Moon, Earthsky
https://earthsky.org/space/new-study-shows-how-the-moon-may-have-been-habitable-early-in-its-history/
Moons of Mars, NASA
https://science.nasa.gov/mars/moons/
Jupiter Moons, NASA
https://science.nasa.gov/jupiter/jupiter-moons/
Io Facts, NASA
https://science.nasa.gov/jupiter/jupiter-moons/io/facts/
Ganymede Facts, NASA
https://science.nasa.gov/jupiter/jupiter-moons/ganymede/facts/
Callisto Facts, NASA
https://science.nasa.gov/jupiter/jupiter-moons/callisto/facts/
Europa Facts, NASA
https://science.nasa.gov/jupiter/jupiter-moons/europa/europa-facts/
Saturn Moon Facts/NASA
https://science.nasa.gov/saturn/moons/facts/
Enceladus. NASA
https://science.nasa.gov/saturn/moons/enceladus/
Uranus Moons, NASA
https://science.nasa.gov/uranus/moons/
Neptune Moons, NASA
https://science.nasa.gov/neptune/moons/
The Moon that Could Support Life: What Cassini Discovered Beneath the Ice of Enceladus, SETI
https://www.seti.org/news/the-moon-that-could-support-life/
New Findings Support Prospect of Life on Jupiter’s Moon Europa, NASA
https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/new-findings-support-prospect-of-life-on-jupiters-moon-europa/
Ingredients for Life, NASA
https://science.nasa.gov/mission/europa-clipper/why-europa-ingredients-for-life/
Uranus Orbiter and Probe, National Academies
https://www.nationalacademies.org/read/27209/chapter/8
Dragonfly, NASA
https://science.nasa.gov/mission/dragonfly/
Description
Mars is named for the God of War, and many battles have been fought over whether the red planet has life. From the 1700s to today, scientists have hunted for life, though in very different ways. Will we ever find life on Mars? Should humans do science there themselves? Let’s find some answers.
Co-founders of MooseEel Media, LLC: Jennifer Vandenberg& Maddy Cable
Original art: Maddy Cable
Research: Jennifer Vandenberg
Script: Jennifer Vandenberg & Maddy Cable
Editing: Jennifer Vandenberg
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Music: Remember This Moment by Patrick Rundblad
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Highlight Link of the Session
Map of Mars' south pole byHerschel, Planetary Society
https://www.planetary.org/space-images/map-of-mars-south-pole-by
Dear Hank and John Podcast
https://hankandjohn.com/podcasts/
Link to Information Used in Session 6
William and Caroline Herschel, National Space Centre
https://www.spacecentre.co.uk/news/space-now-blog/william-and-caroline-herschel/
William Herschel and the Discovery of the Planet Uranus, Encyclopedia.com
https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/william-herschel-and-discovery-planet-uranus
Mars and Schiaparelli’s “canals”, Educational Evidence
https://educationalevidence.com/en/mars-and-schiaparellis-canals/
Space News Deep Dive: Life on Mars? Not Quite., Museum of Science
https://www.mos.org/article/space-news-deep-dive-life-mars-not-quite?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20944270774&gbraid=0AAAAAp4BNiqc1wD-1xJIv_L4JbH68X-b3&gclid=Cj0KCQjwzY7VBhDwARIsAFtPvBQjPLQe0575h_0xI-dAajG77ZvvfZfj58AhfAN5LQZTb79Jr33cg4QaAlCREALw_wcB
Percival Lowell Biography, Space.com
https://www.space.com/19774-percival-lowell-biography.html
Our best proof of life on Mars yet? A deep dive into Cheyava Falls, Planetary Society
https://www.planetary.org/articles/our-best-proof-of-life-on-mars-yet-a-deep-dive-into-cheyava-falls?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=18220423822&gbraid=0AAAAADozryfoah_FjqTdQ6nxj6L5jnSbm&gclid=Cj0KCQjwzY7VBhDwARIsAFtPvBSmzFKKIraLVh2nQkWAB9Usg3ps9duyTxUZ7S7j_4SSNOr61zuPbF4aAtwrEALw_wcB
Water, Mars Education at ASU
https://marsed.asu.edu/mep/water
Mars Exploration Science Goals, NASA
https://science.nasa.gov/planetary-science/programs/mars-exploration/science-goals/
Description
To understand the potential for life in the solar system, weneed to learn about the planets. We start at the Sun (not a planet, but some believe it could have life) and hopscotch through each of the eight planets. We don't find life, but we learn what makes each planet unique and what keeps it lifeless. With this knowledge, we can better assess which exoplanets may or may not have life.
Co-founders of MooseEel Media, LLC: Jennifer Vandenberg& Maddy Cable
Original art: Maddy Cable
Research: Jennifer Vandenberg
Script: Jennifer Vandenberg & Maddy Cable
Editing: Jennifer Vandenberg
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Music: Remember This Moment by Patrick Rundblad
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Highlight Link of the Session
Come on in, the water is superionic, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
https://www.llnl.gov/article/48016/come-water-superionic
Link to Information Used in Session 5
Fantastically Wrong: Why the Guy Who Discovered Uranus Thought There's Life on the Sun, Wired
https://www.wired.com/2014/08/fantastically-wrong-life-on-the-sun/
Chapter 1: The Solar System, NASA
https://science.nasa.gov/learn/basics-of-space-flight/chapter1-2/
The Solar Interior, NASA
https://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/interior.shtml
All About the Sun, NASA
https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/all-about-the-sun/en/
Heliophysics Big Idea 2.1, NASA
https://science.nasa.gov/learn/heat/big-ideas/big-idea-2-1/
Mercury Facts, NASA
https://science.nasa.gov/mercury/facts/
BepiColombo, ESA
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/BepiColombo
Venus Facts, NASA
https://science.nasa.gov/venus/venus-facts/
Venus Exploration, NASA
https://science.nasa.gov/venus/exploration/
Venus' atmosphere: Composition, clouds and weather, Space.com
https://www.space.com/18527-venus-atmosphere.html
DAVINCI, NASA
https://science.nasa.gov/mission/davinci/
Jupiter’s Core, Universe Today
https://www.universetoday.com/articles/jupiters-core
Saturn Facts, NASA
https://science.nasa.gov/saturn/facts/
Cassini: Saturn’s Rings
https://science.nasa.gov/mission/cassini/science/rings/
Uranus Facts, NASA
https://science.nasa.gov/uranus/facts/
Who Discovered Uranus (and How Do You Pronounce It)?, Space.com
https://www.space.com/18704-who-discovered-uranus.html
Neptune Facts
https://science.nasa.gov/neptune/neptune-facts/
Description
In our search for life on other planets, we need to know whatlife looks like. Luckily, we have lots of examples on Earth. By learning how life started, we can learn how to find it on other planets. Today we take a trip to the beginning of the solar system to learn a couple of theories about the beginning of life.
Co-founders of MooseEel Media, LLC: Jennifer Vandenberg& Maddy Cable
Original art: Maddy Cable
Research: Jennifer Vandenberg
Script: Jennifer Vandenberg & Maddy Cable
Editing: Jennifer Vandenberg
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Music: Remember This Moment by Patrick Rundblad
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Highlight Link of the Session
Physical conditions on the early Earth, PubMed
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1664683/
Link to Information Used in Session 4
Formation of the Earth, National Geographic https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/formation-earth/7th-grade/
The origin of life on Earth, Explained, The University of Chicago
https://news.uchicago.edu/explainer/origin-life-earth-explained
Age of the Earth, USGS
https://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/geotime/age.html
How life and geology worked together to forge Earth's nutrient-rich crust, Phys.org
https://phys.org/news/2023-05-life-geology-forge-earth-nutrient.html#google_vignette
The origin of life: The conditions that sparked life on Earth, Research Outreach
https://researchoutreach.org/articles/origin-life-conditions-sparked-life-earth/
How Earth Volcanoes Offer a Window into the Evolution of Life and the Solar System, NASA
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/how-earth-volcanoes-offer-a-window-into-the-evolution-of-life-and-the-solar-system/
Volcanoes and the origins of life, Expeditions
https://www.joinexpeditions.com/exps/1236-volcanoes-and-the-origins-of-life
Earth and Theia smashed to birth the moon, but did they first start out as close neighbors?, Space.com
https://www.space.com/astronomy/earth-and-theia-collided-to-birth-the-moon-but-did-they-first-start-out-as-close-neighbors
The Archean Eon and the Hadean, Berkeley
https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/precambrian/archean_hadean.php
Cyanobacteria: Fossil Record, Berkeley
https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/bacteria/cyanofr.html
Australia’s Geological History: Rocks, Life And Tectonic Forces | SLICE SCIENCE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDYDe0pKvSA
Hot Jupiter, NASA
https://science.nasa.gov/resource/hot-jupiter/
Panspermia, EBSCO
https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biology/panspermia
Amazon Store
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Anaximander: And the Birth of Science by Carlo Rovelli
https://amzn.to/46tI9sN
Meet Me in Atlantis: Across Three Continents in Search of the Legendary Sunken City by Mark Adams
https://amzn.to/4zACWNi
Confessions of an Alien Hunter: AScientist's Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence by Seth Shostak
https://amzn.to/45hR54f
Nova: Australia's First 4 BillionYears, Smith, Richard, DVD
https://amzn.to/4gIUyzb
Description
There are possibly billions of exoplanets in our galaxy, butmost of them will not have any life on them because they are outside of their star’s habitable zone. What is a habitable zone? Why is it so important? Can a planet or moon outside of the habitable zone harbor life? We explore these questions in today’s session.
Co-founders of MooseEel Media, LLC: Jennifer Vandenberg& Maddy Cable
Original art: Maddy Cable
Research: Jennifer Vandenberg
Script: Jennifer Vandenberg & Maddy Cable
Editing: Jennifer Vandenberg
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Music: Remember This Moment by Patrick Rundblad
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Link to Information Used in Session 3
Habitable Zones of Different Stars, NASA
https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/habitable-zones-of-different-stars/
Red giant stars: Facts, definition & the future of the sun, Space.com
https://www.space.com/22471-red-giant-stars.html
How Many Moons Does Each Planet Have?, NASA
https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/how-many-moons/en/
Ocean Worlds: Water in the Solar System and Beyond, NASA
https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/ocean-worlds/
Signs of life could survive on solar system moons Enceladus and Europa, Space.com
https://www.space.com/jupiter-saturn-moon-enceladus-europa-life-signs
Scientists Investigate How Heat Rises Through Europa’s Ocean, Eos
https://eos.org/research-spotlights/scientists-investigate-how-heat-rises-through-europas-ocean
Tidal Heating in Io, GeoScienceWorld
https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/msa/elements/article-abstract/18/6/374/621175/Tidal-Heating-in-Io?redirectedFrom=fulltext
Europa/NASA
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/jupiter-moons/europa/in-depth.amp
Europa Clipper/NASA
https://science.nasa.gov/mission/europa-clipper/
Life on Venus: Your Questions Answered, Planetary Society
https://www.planetary.org/articles/life-on-venus-your-questions-answered
Explore: Life on Mars, LPI
https://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/explore/LifeOnMars/background/
Why Go to Mars?, ESA
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Exploration/Why_go_to_Mars
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Anaximander: And the Birth of Science by Carlo Rovelli
https://amzn.to/46tI9sN
Meet Me in Atlantis: Across Three Continents in Search of the Legendary Sunken City by Mark Adams
https://amzn.to/4zACWNi
Confessions of an Alien Hunter: A Scientist's Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence by Seth Shostak
https://amzn.to/45hR54f
Description
Today, the hunt for extraterrestrials is part of everyday life. This has been true for more than a hundred years. Did the citizens of ancient civilizations hunt for aliens also? We’ll look back in history, meet two Greek philosophers, and see how they influenced modern astrobiology.
Co-founders of MooseEel Media, LLC: Jennifer Vandenberg& Maddy Cable
Original art: Maddy Cable
Research: Jennifer Vandenberg
Script: Jennifer Vandenberg & Maddy Cable
Editing: Jennifer Vandenberg
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Music: Remember This Moment by Patrick Rundblad
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Highlight Link of the Session
CBS News poll finds most Americans believe extraterrestrial life exists – and some think it's already here, CBS News
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/americans-believe-extraterrestrial-life-exists-opinion-poll/
Link to Information Used in Session 2
UFOs and Aliens Among Us, Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/collections/finding-our-place-in-the-cosmos-with-carl-sagan/articles-and-essays/life-on-other-worlds/ufos-and-aliens-among-us
Alien Dreams: The Surprisingly Long History of Speculation About Extraterrestrials, The MIT Press Reader
https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/history-speculation-about-aliens/
History of UFOs, History
https://www.history.com/articles/history-of-ufos
7 Ancient Cultures and How They Shaped Astronomy, OAD
https://astro4dev.org/7-ancient-cultures-and-how-they-shaped-astronomy-guest-blog/
Anaximander of Miletus, The Linda Hall
https://www.lindahall.org/about/news/scientist-of-the-day/anaximander-of-miletus/
Anaximander, Britannica
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Anaximander
Anaximander , IEP
https://iep.utm.edu/anaximander/
Leucippus, Britannica
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Leucippus
Leucippus, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/leucippus/
Ancient Atomism, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/spr2014/entries/atomism-ancient/
Plato, Biography
https://www.biography.com/scholars-educators/plato?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=mgu_ga_bio_md_pmx_prog_mix_us_23712964728&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23722844311&gbraid=0AAAAApTwOX1wIbIWYeWvHYM5V0j5k3sjc&gclid=Cj0KCQjw-frTBhCvARIsADv4XY4mtlFnCmUZj21MhPp3_mu6JqY3aFF5eHTSpF96VzznY-zNPsSB5QEaAsvCEALw_wcB
Who Invented the Telescope?, Space
https://www.space.com/21950-who-invented-the-telescope.html
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Anaximander: And the Birth of Science by Carlo Rovelli
https://amzn.to/46tI9sN
Meet Me in Atlantis: Across Three Continents in Search of the Legendary Sunken City by Mark Adams
https://amzn.to/4zACWNi
Confessions of an Alien Hunter: A Scientist's Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence by Seth Shostak
https://amzn.to/45hR54f
Description
Seth Shostak from the SETI Institute joined us for part twoof our interview. In this session, Seth gives advice on how to become an astrobiologist or radio astronomer, then we discussed more aliens (who doesn’t love talking about aliens.)
Co-founders of MooseEel Media, LLC: Jennifer Vandenberg& Maddy Cable
Original art: Maddy Cable
Research: Jennifer Vandenberg
Script: Jennifer Vandenberg & Maddy Cable
Editing: Jennifer Vandenberg
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Music: Remember This Moment by Patrick Rundblad
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Link to Information Used in Intro
The SETI Institute
https://www.seti.org/
Seth Shostak
https://sethshostak.com/
Big Picture Science Podcast
https://bigpicturescience.org/
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Whatever Happened to the Metric System?: How America Kept Its Feet by John Bemelmans Marciano
https://amzn.to/4lxPz5h
Confessions of an Alien Hunter: A Scientist's Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence by Seth Shostak
https://amzn.to/45hR54f
Description
Seth Shostak from the SETI Institute had the honor ofjoining us on our first interview. We broke our talk into two parts. In this session, Seth talks about his science background, what methods the SETI Institute uses to find intelligent life in the galaxy, and whether aliens have visited Earth. Join us next week for part two of his interview.
Credits
Co-founders of MooseEel Media, LLC: Jennifer Vandenberg& Maddy Cable
Original art: Maddy Cable
Research: Jennifer Vandenberg
Script: Jennifer Vandenberg & Maddy Cable
Editing: Jennifer Vandenberg
Editing software: Canva
Music: Remember This Moment by Patrick Rundblad
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Link to Information Used in Intro
The SETI Institute
https://www.seti.org/
Seth Shostak
https://sethshostak.com/
Big Picture Science Podcast
https://bigpicturescience.org/
Amazon Store
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Whatever Happened to the Metric System?: How America Kept Its Feet by John Bemelmans Marciano
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Confessions of an Alien Hunter: A Scientist's Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence by Seth Shostak
https://amzn.to/45hR54f
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