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Ashley Davies

Volcanologist and member of the Europa Clipper science team, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Ashley Gerard Davies, PhD, is a volcanologist and planetary scientist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory—California Institute of Technology. He is the author of Volcanism on Io—A Comparison with Earth (Cambridge University Press), the definitive guide to Io’s volcanoes. He believes he has the best, most exciting job in the world, and is happiest when tramping about on an erupting volcano.

Latest Planetary Radio Appearances

Galileo at 30: How a mission transformed our understanding of Jupiter

Thirty years after NASA’s Galileo spacecraft became the first to orbit Jupiter, scientists and engineers gathered to reflect on the mission that transformed how we see the giant planet and its moons.

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Planetary Radio takes a melodic adventure to the Ravinia Festival in Illinois, USA, for the public premiere of the "Moons Symphony."

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Join us for Planetary Radio Live at Imperial College London!