Prof. Dr. Christian Koeberl has had a fascinating career in planetary sciences. An expert in how planetary impacts make craters, he served for ten years as the director of the Natural History Museum of Vienna, one of the most important natural history museums in Europe.
Today, Dr. Koeberl is the Chair in Impact Research and Planetary Geology at the University of Vienna.
In this episode of the Vatican Observatory podcast, Dr. Koeberl joins Br. Guy Consolmagno, Director of the Vatican Observatory, and host Bob Trembley to discuss the wide dimensions of his work, from impact craters, to meteorite strikes, to the public understanding of natural history.
Guests:
- Christian Koeberl, former director of the Natural History Museum of Vienna.
- Br. Guy Consolmagno, Director of Vatican Observatory
