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The Duchess of Sussex, 37, is known for her love of dogs and was said to have been heartbroken at having to leave one of her pets behind when moved to the UK

Bogart, Meghan's adored labrador, was deemed too old to make the journey. But her other pooch Guy, a beagle, was flown over last November and made a starring role at the Royal Wedding evening reception in May

Has Meghan got a new dog? Meghan and Prince Harry, 33, have welcomed a new four-legged friend to live with them at Kensington Palace

A Royal source told the Mail: "The dog is already happily ensconced at their cottage

"Like the Sussexes, the dog will divide its time between the palace and their country home in the Cotswolds

"What breed is it? Meghan and Harry's new pet pup is a purebred labrador. The dog's name and sex has yet to be revealed

Meghan, who has previously adopted dogs from rescue sanctuaries, has spoken of her love for Guy and Bogart

On her now deleted Instagram account, she regularly referred to the two as "my boys" and "my loves"

Adam Helliker, columnist for The Sunday Express, revealed soon after the couple's engagement that Prince Harry wanted to give his new bride a dog to make up for the one she had to leave behind

He wrote at the time: "Harry intends to find her a second canine companion, not least because he's always wanted one himself

"Do William and Kate have a dog? Harry may be keen to emulate his older brother Prince William, 36, who already shares a dog with his wife Kate, 36

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge own an black cocker spaniel named Lupo, who they welcomed into their family in December 2011

He has become a favourite in royal photos alongside the Cambridge children. Lupo even featured in one of the first official snaps of Prince George after he was born

He was bred from Ella, a dog owned by Kate's parents Michael and Carole Middleton

His name, meaning Wolf in Italian, is reportedly a reference to Kate's great grandmother Olive Christiana Lupton

For more infomation >> Meghan Markle news: Meghan and Harry buy new dog - what breed is it? - Duration: 2:59.

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REI Trailheads: What is Orienteering? - Duration: 7:50.

Colin?

Kelsi!

I...hello!

Give me your coordinates.

The ground should be like a bunch of straight, red lines.

Where are you?

♪

There's numbers.

Give me a number.

♪

Time to orient.

Are you sure we're going the right way?

It's like finding a needle in a haystack.

Hey, two-minute warning!

This is where my true competition comes out.

Did you guys see the bear?

-Wait, what? No. Where? -Yeah, right there.

-Oh, what? -Joke's on you.

Oh, my gosh, I totally believed you.

Here, let's blow up this bridge

so that they can't get over it.

No one said orienteering

was gonna be a cakewalk.

They're hot on our trail.

We gotta be quick about this.

Hi, welcome to orienteering.

My name is Bob Forgrave

from Cascade Orienteering Club.

Cascade is one of 60 orienteering clubs,

so you can go all over the country

and enjoy this sport.

What is orienteering?

Orienteering is the sport

of navigating with a map.

Orienting the map so it matches what's on the ground.

Where is the "You Are Here" sign?

That skill is so important,

we named the sport after it,

and orienteering maps

are some of the most detailed maps in the world.

Oh, stumps.

-Stumps. -I saw those.

Because it's more detailed,

you can put more features on it.

You would find things mapped like a boulder.

So there are the two trees.

-And there are the two trees. -Yeah, that's it!

And going from one place to another,

you don't have to use the same route as everyone else.

I think that it's somewhere...

Oh, animal farm.

Let's--I mean, we gotta check it out.

Oh my gosh, there's goats.

And so, what you're looking for

is markers like that behind us.

Some clubs have something called e-punching

which is something that fits on your finger

and you stick it in a box on top of the control.

Let me assist you.

That's a satisfying beeep.

When you get to the finish, you get a printout

that tells you how long it took

to get to each one of these controls.

So, do you have to have

previous education or knowledge

coming into an orienteering event,

or can you just like show up?

Yeah, anyone can do it.

We've got multiple levels of courses

all the way from beginner which is super simple,

you know, for real young families...

With a graduate degree.

-I mean... -Me!

...up to courses that do require

a significant amount of navigation.

Course one, please.

That's the most intro, correct?

What sort of things do you need

to just go on a basic orienteering course?

What you need to bring with you,

since it's a hike,

is sensible shoes and layers.

Did you bring your climbing shoes?

Everything else you can get at the event.

There will be a map provided.

I'll give them to you now,

but you don't look at your map

until after you punch start.

And you go point to point through that course

in a certain order.

I think on the map, it's by a building,

and there's a building right there,

so it's probably like this way.

I think I see it, I see it, I see it!

Yes!

If you want a compass,

you can typically get one at the club.

But you don't necessarily have to know how to use a compass?

No, in fact, I'd say most people come into this

not knowing anything about using a compass.

Which way is north? Ready, go.

What is happening? Grow your nails out.

Do you have any idea where we are?

If you turn it enough, the map will tell you.

Three to the right.

North is back that way.

You just got oriented.

Phewww! So glad you asked that question.

We've been spending some time with the compass.

Thing is like a Rubik's Cube.

How long do these events typically last?

Are we talking ten minutes, ten hours?

I would say if your course takes less than 30 minutes,

maybe you want to try a more difficult course

and some more challenging navigation.

Do you think it's over here somewhere?

If it took two hours, that's usually a sign

that you want to try something a little easier.

They probably have a good sense of direction, right?

Better than us?

-Gus. -You gonna help us?

Do you know how to work a GPS?

Follow-up question to that then:

How often do people get lost?

There are different degrees of lost.

-Are we lost? -We can forage for berries.

Are we lost? I need to wash my socks.

Where are you? Kelsi?

We gotta find some civilization soon,

or otherwise I'm gonna revert back

to my primitive roots.

So, why do people come out and do this?

It's an exciting way

to explore parks.

Ouch! Sticky.

The map that you have isn't just a map of the park.

It's a tour set out by someone

who came in advance

to find interesting things along the way.

Ooh, water.

Are we ready to explore this park?

-Yeah. -Yeah, let's do it.

♪

(whistle blows)

Um, we're looking for a single tree.

Don't let Elena and Anna see us.

Let's go this way.

Pro tip: Do not get hit.

Yes, yes!

We got our first one!

Don't be fooled.

Just because there's a place to check in

doesn't mean it's on your course.

No, it's 121.

Wait, why, is that wrong?

Dang it.

(sobs)

(camera whirs)

Memento.

(laughs)

-Ah, I see it. -Oh, nice.

We got it. Oh wait, what is...

What the heck?

"Hope you're enjoying nature

as much as we are enjoying winning.

#HaveAGreatSummer."

I think they've been here.

That certainly looks like a boundary of vegetation.

Vegetation, difficult to run, fight.

-Don't fight there. -It's gotta be like right there.

-Go around. -Yeah, let's do it.

Yeah, that's what we're looking at!

Rock and roll.

If I do say so myself, that was some good orienting.

Got a runner.

We gotta make up for lost time.

-This is fun! -This is really fun.

I like this.

-Colin! -No way!

-Seriously, come on. -Oh, yeah!

Yes!

Get it, get it, get it.

All right. Yes!

Go!

-I see it! -You see it?

What is this?

Seriously?

"Second place is first losers.

Look like you could use some energy."

Very funny.

Well, joke's on them.

I could use one of these.

Bob, let's get down to brass tacks here.

What are we gonna win if we win the orienteering race?

Any prizes out there?

Wait, wait, Kelsi, look.

First, we got first!

"Congratulations.

This is the only trophy you'll be winning today.

Love you."

Well, bragging rights are pretty big.

-They're being, like, mean. -I know.

-Those are big. -Yeah, because if you know

that you not only collected the whole set,

got all those controls out there...

-I'm keeping the trophy. -There's one right there.

...but you got faster than anyone else,

that's some pretty serious stuff.

We're so close.

Look at her go.

I can feel the victory.

♪

-Yes! -Yes!

Nice, nice, nice!

-We orienteered! -We won!

-Okay, okay, stop. -We're the best!

"Team Lost (Then Found)."

Pretty accurate.

See, one was rough.

Yeah, was it over that way?

Yeah, how many times did you guys find one

and you were like, "Yes!"

Not the right number!

-Twice--half the time. -About like three times.

-Or more. -So frustrating.

I went on a serious emotional rollercoaster.

-Really? -I laughed, I cried...

For more infomation >> REI Trailheads: What is Orienteering? - Duration: 7:50.

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Fans think they know what was said to Ed Woodward about Mourinho during Spurs loss - Duration: 3:29.

Manchester United aren't in a good place at the moment.Jose Mourinho made six changes for their game against Tottenham Hotspur, with Romelu Lukaku, Phil Jones and Chris Smalling among those restored to the starting line-up

But it did not pay off for Mourinho's side.Despite playing their best football of the season in the first-half, they could not find a way past Hugo Lloris in the Tottenham goal

And it was Tottenham who broke the deadlock, as Harry Kane's header five minutes into the second half stunned Old Trafford

And the floodgates opened from there.Lucas Moura doubled Tottenham's lead just two minutes later, and the Brazilian would score again five minutes from the end of the game to seal a 3-0 victory for the away side

One man who would not have been impressed with the result was executive vice-chairman, Ed Woodward

Woodward and Mourinho are believed to have a frosty relationship after multiple disagreements on transfers in the summer

The camera panned to him in the 85th minute looking extremely glum, shortly after Moura scored his second of the night to make it 3-0

But it was the actions of his colleague sitting beside him that has caused a stir

He can be seen saying something to Woodward, and it does look as if he told Woodward to sack Mourinho

That was a view shared by many on Twitter as the footage quickly spread across the social media platform

That is mad.Given Mourinho has picked up just three points from his opening three games, it could well be the case that he is the first manager in the Premier League to lose his job this season

Despite losing 3-0, Mourinho maintained that Man United were the better team on the night

"The fans are the best judges in football and they were fantastic to the players," he said, per the BBC

"I wanted to make sure the fans had from us what they deserve and wanted to be fair to them because they were fantastic

I don't consider it a difficult time."[We were] the best team, the offensive team, the team that pressed hard, that created chances and missed chances, but then from the first corner that Tottenham had they scored one goal and immediately that team was in the game

"I'm frustrated but I'm happy with the players and the performance.We created more chances today than in the majority of our matches

"What I was trying to do was to keep their motivation and that's not easy."Normally when you play well you win it, and that's what I try not to let go away with the score

For more infomation >> Fans think they know what was said to Ed Woodward about Mourinho during Spurs loss - Duration: 3:29.

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What Was Megalodon's Life Like? - Duration: 5:35.

The creature's full scientific name is Carcharocles megalodon.

"Megalodon" means simply, "giant tooth," derived from Greek.

Fossil evidence of the megalodon occurs most often as giant shark teeth.

Adult megalodon teeth may be as big as one's palm.

Some are even larger.

Fossils suggest that megalodons lived in tropical and temperate oceans worldwide.

The megalodon is often compared to the great white shark,

but both species have descended along different, albeit closely related lineages.

Sharks are known for their stability through evolution.

And so, scientists believe that a day in a megalodon's life would resemble that of other

top predator sharks.

Here, the Isthmus of Panama – the land that would connect North America with South America

– has not yet emerged from the ocean.

A female megalodon surveys the area.

She's pregnant.

She came here to give birth.

While we don't know for how long, her pregnancy could have taken over a year.

As some other large sharks do today, the mother shark gives birth to live young.

The mother shark is truly giant, about the size of a bus.

And so these infant sharks are similarly big, about 2 meters or more from nose to tail.

The mother may stay near her young, but her actions may not be about mothering.

Instead, she's more about defending an area she may have used as a feeding ground.

Hammerhead sharks feed here, too.

And so, as she keeps territory for herself, she also

keeps her babies safe from the hammerheads.

Even at birth, the infant sharks are formidable.

They'll prey on smaller fish, mollusks, and on small marine mammals if they're present.

The mother, however, seeks larger prey.

She is easily capable of killing sizeable marine mammals,

like whales, because she is far bigger than they are.

Tooth marks on fossil whale bones indicate deep megalodon bites.

The female bites and then shakes her prey.

The serrated edges of her teeth cut heavy flesh like giant steak knives.

If megalodons behaved like other large predatory sharks,

her male mate likely remained apart and independent.

While he is still larger than the great white sharks we know today,

he is only about half the female's size.

Among megalodons, if sheer size was any indication, females rule.

The cycle of mating, birth, and hunting continued in these shallow seas until about 2.6

million years ago.

In the time of the megalodons, continents drifted together.

Sea currents and sea levels changed.

The abundance of prey rose and fell throughout megalodon's reign.

But as the Pliocene epoch went on, sharks became more competitive, possibly even quicker

and more agile.

These factors, and perhaps others, spelled the end of the megalodon.

Why is there so little material evidence of megalodons today?

Well, they were sharks, and all sharks are cartilaginous fish.

Megalodon skeletons had few hard bones, and were mostly cartilage.

A dinosaur leaves bones when it dies.

Bones enable one to estimate a body's size, structure and function.

But since sharks' skeletons are almost totally cartilage,

and cartilage decomposes easily after death, almost nothing of a megalodon is left behind.

Shark teeth, however, fossilize easily.

So scientists use fossil megalodon teeth to estimate other details about the animals.

The enormous size of megalodon teeth, compared to teeth of living sharks,

is a significant reason why scientists think the megalodon was so large.

But fossil teeth paint an incomplete picture of this magnificent animal,

and the scarcity of other hard evidence continues to challenge scientists.

For now, some ideas about the megalodon are based on assumptions of how it could have

resembled today's sharks in form, ecology, and behavior.

For more infomation >> What Was Megalodon's Life Like? - Duration: 5:35.

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What If The Predator Was Real? - Duration: 6:56.

Hello internet - and welcome back to the most ponderous platform on the Internet - Life's

Biggest Questions, the channel where we choke on canonised fiction and cough it off into

the chemical cosmos.

As always, I'll be your host Jack Finch - and today we're asking the question, What

If The Predator Was Real?

Before we jump on in, if you enjoy this video - or just LBQ as a whole, make sure to give

this video a thumbs up and hit that subscribe bell - so you can stay up to date with our

latest and greatest uploads.

Personally - I have a blast doing these videos, and I'm glad you're all sticking around

for more.

So, thanks.

Now - Sci-Fi fans the world over have been salivating over the idea of an intergalactic

way-faring species of terrifying space creature hunters ever since Arnold Schwarzenegger first

stepped onto the silver screen in 1987's Predator.

But Dutch, everyone's favourite Green Beret, did what any good military trained special

forces soldier would do under such circumstances - he killed it.

Well - actually, the Predator killed itself via self inflicted negatron bomb, because

little did Dutch know - he's part of the Yautja, the most death metal humanoids the

universe has ever known - and if they were real, we'd been in very - very deep trouble.

Known collectively as the Yautja - or the Hish-Qu-Ten - Dutch's nemesis is part of

an extraterrestrial species that are universally renowned by their hunting of horrific space

creatures for nothing more than the pure fun of it - and the sport and honor that comes

with it.

So much so - that they've built their entire civilization around the fact some spooky Xenomorph

goes bump in the night - and they want to cut off it's head.

Colloquially known as Predators or Hunters, these guys are anatomically pretty similar

to us.

They're bipedal humanoids, physically distinguished by their massive height - ranging from 7 to

over 8 feet tall - as well as their hair-like appendages sticking out of their heads, nicknamed

dreadlocks.

Their skin is reptilian - and their most distinctive feature is their arthropod-like mandibles

on either side of their jaws.

The biological purpose of these mandibles is unclear - but some researchers have proposed

that they may be used in reproduction or mating rituals.

Their use also ranges to convey emotions - flared mandibles meaning anger or surprise, clicking

mandibles signifying interest or curiosity - which even ranges to an inquisitive grin.

Because of their anatomy, their biological makeup is more akin to that of an Earth reptile,

and have evolved to be a tropical species that are much more comfortable and functional

in warmer climates.

I mean - they have incredibly advanced survival suits, but they've got to take it off sometime,

right?

Right?

Their homeworld, Yautja Prime, has two major biomes: a dry, hot desert with rivers of flowing

lava - and a humid, wet jungle.

This has led to some lethal doses of radioactivity in certain areas on the planet - but the Predators

tend to shrug it off with relative ease.

Because of their planets insanely hot climate - Predators tend to only leave their planet

if their destination is in a hot season.

So - potentially, this could be good news for us humans!

We're already off to a good start, because even at our hottest environments, the Yautja

would still probably find it a little uncomfortable.

And even then - we could just retreat to the Northern Hemisphere and build ourselves a

Predator-free fortress.

I hear Greenland is nice.

Bad news though if global warming continues to heat up the planet - as the Predators might

see it as an expansive opportunity, and all of a sudden we'll see an influx of human-hunting

holiday makers setting up camp and looking to stay permanently.

Not so great.

Yautja culture is incredibly complex, but revolves around one very strict Code of Honor.

This code expects all members of the species to adhere to without exception - and to break

it, purposefully, accidentally or even unwillingly - is an irredeemable offense, that marks a

Yautja as a Bad Blood.

Bad Blood's are bad news, exiled from Yautja society, and then considered fair game for

other honorable hunters.

The hunting of Bad Blood's is even a profession in Predator society, called Arbitrating.

I hear it's pretty well-paying, and the benefits are competitive.

Good news if you're either a pregnant woman, elderly or ill person though - because you'd

be exempt from death due to the humbling nature of the Predator's Code of Honor.

Number 11 on the Predator's Commandments is Never Harm the Ill or Offspring.

Yautja are known to have a very strict law on the killing of those that are pregnant

and those that are sick.

They are bound by honor to let them live, and even if a pregnant mother is armed - the

Yautja are forbidden to do them harm.

So then - does that mean, if the Predator Was Real, our best hope of survival would

be An Army of Pregnant Women?

Hell yes.

I don't know about you, but under the threat of a Predator assault, I'd feel pretty safe

at the thought of hundreds of thousands of expecting mothers blasting away the Yautja

so they can make Earth safe for their impending offspring.

In fact - I think it's pretty much the best chance we've got.

In all seriousness though, If The Predator Was Real, and the Yautja as a species were

aware of the existence of humans, we'd be hunted constantly, and things would quickly

be pretty miserable.

It'd be the go to spot for any Unblooded Predator trying to snag their first human

kill.

And if the actions of the US government in Aliens vs Predator: Requiem are anything to

go by, there wouldn't really be much of an Earth left - because they dropped a nuke

on the small city of Gunnison, Colorado after a slight Xenomorph outbreak.

But after all this, I mean, is there any chance that we could just be friends?

If the Yautja are real, then by proxy the Xenomorph's are real - and then the Engineers,

and then the Predalien's and the Preatorian's.

The list goes on and it's pretty long, and more scarier than a Xenomorph's inner jaw.

All of a sudden, the universe looks like a pretty terrifying place, and what would be

better than making a galactic, democratic alliance with the Yautja?

Their technology is insanely advanced, and if the events of Predator: Concrete Jungle

are anything to go by, then Predator/Human hybrids are genetically a very viable possibility.

Who knows?

Maybe we'd lose a few lives in the process, but maybe we'd also learn a thing or two.

In Alien vs Predator, Lex pretty much becomes best friend's forever with the titular Predator,

named Scar.

They even share a belly-laugh together.

And there's always going to be a Xenomorph to kill, so perhaps we can help share the

load.

Who knows?

Do you know?

Why don't you let us know in the comment box down below.

Unfortunately, that's all we've got time for in today's LBQ - but if you've enjoyed

this video, why don't you go ahead and give it a thumbs up, or a thumbs down - because

that is, after all, your Internet entitlement.

If you'd like to carry on with the LBQ binge, go ahead and hit that playlist floating shortly

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You've been watching Life's Biggest Questions - as always, I've been your host Jack Finch,

make sure to take it easy - and remember, there's no such thing as a stupid question.

For more infomation >> What If The Predator Was Real? - Duration: 6:56.

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What If The Pentagon Was Attacked? - Duration: 5:49.

The Pentagon is the headquarters for the United States Department of Defense - it is one of

the most important, if not THE most important building in the United States.

Situated in Virginia, the building is at the forefront of keeping the United States safe

– but what if it came under fire?

Hello and welcome back to Life's Biggest Questions – the channel that likes to answer

a multitude of queries – I am your host Rebecca Felgate and today we are asking the

very serious question – what if the Pentagon was attacked?

Before we jump into this video I want to ask you guys what country you are all watching

from and also whether or not you have any suggestion for a future Life's Biggest Questions

video?

Leave your thoughts in the comments section down below.

So, the Pentagon – the worlds largest office building

at 6.5 million square feet – this building is the powerhouse behind defending the 3rd

biggest country in the world and arguably the top superpower.

As we know, Merica has a lot of enemies, and this building keeps them at bay.

As much as the Pentagon is a target for foreign terror efforts – it is also a focal point

for national dissatisfaction and has seen widespread protests over the years, especially

throughout the 1960s and the Vietnam war as well as from 2007 as a result of the unpopular

Iraqi War.

If the Pentagon was attacked would it be from international or domestic aggression?

The Pentagon has successfully been attacked twice since it was built in 1941.

The first time it was hit was in 1972 by the ultra left militant group, Weather Underground

who claimed they did it in retaliation to the US bombing of Hanoi.

They managed to plant a bomb in the women's bathroom of the airforce wing of the Pentagon

which caused flooding that destroyed computers which held classified information.

The second time was of course on September 11th 2001, 60 years to the day since building

began on the site.

The attack led to a partial collapse of a damaged outer ring of one of the buildings

5 wings.

The attack killed 70 civillians and 55 military on the ground, as well as the 53 passengers

and six crew members aboard American Airlines Flight 77.

Awful as it was, In some ways the 9/11 attack in the area that was hit came at the right

time – that part of the building had just been renovated to withstand bomb blasts - the

reinforced structure kept part of the building from collapsing for 30 minutes, allowing for

hundreds of people to escape.

Since 2001, the building has been reinforced and renovated again, ten years later in 2011,

during which further security measures were introduced.

The reno was called the Phoenix Project and it cost fives times as much as the original

building cost to construct.

You better believe it is pretty protected now.

In 2001, the building already had shatter proof 2 inch thick windows, automatic fire

doors and a number of exists – The Pentagon was better prepared for attack than the world

trade centre and is even better prepared today…although with all the increased security an attack

is unlikely anyway.

Anything like the 9/11 hit is extremely unlikely as there is now a restricted fly zone over

the area – if any big threat from the skies came into view, they'd be shot down.

One genuine current concern, however is drones.

It has been reported that drones keep accidentally entering restricted US Airspaces…could a

bomb be planted on a drone and flown over the Pentagon?

Maybe – but again, the building is pretty enforced.

It has been heavily rumoured that the Pentagon is protected with its own missile batteries.

While that remains a bit of urban legend, it is probably true – You can expect the

US Department of Defense to… you know…defend.

They WILL have learned an important lesson from 9/11.

The only way I can imagine a successful attack happening in the Pentagon would be, like the

1972 offense, from the work of an insider.

That being said – these days employees and visitors are subject to full body scans.

How a person would sneak in any kind of weaponry, I couldn't tell you – it would need to

be the work of a mastermind.

Either way, I imagine any kind of physical attack on the Pentagon would be dealt with

and contained quickly.

If it were the work of terrorists, depending on the size of the cell and how deeply affiliated

they were with a government or larger organization, the retaliation attack could be pretty intense.

How do I know there would be retaliation…well…because…this is America?

Although do we need to consider the possibility of a false flag attack on the Pentagon?

I would really like to think not.

If there were deaths, or a perpetrator intended to cause mass murder – Virginia where the

Pentagon Is located does still have capital punishment, so it is likely any conspirator

would be sentenced to death…rather like the Boston Bombers.

We're busy talking about a physical attack here, but perhaps the worst kind of attack

that the Pentagon could be exposed to would actually be a cyber attack.

The US Department of Defense likely has some very sensitive files and if a hacker were

to obtain them, well…that could be disastrous.

So guys, that is what I think would happen if the Pentagon was Attacked – do you agree?

Hopefully it never happens – while it of course is a huge target, it is also one of

the most protected buildings in the world, making it pretty safe.

Also, would you like us to cover any other important landmarks?

Let me know your thoughts in the comments section down below.

Also while you are down there, why don't you leave a thumbs up to let me know that

you enjoyed this video and click on that notification bell to stay up to date with big answers.

I am your host, Rebecca Felgate, I'll catch you in the next video, but until then – stay

curious, stay alert and never ever stop questioning!

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'He Was Exactly What America Needed' | Morning Joe | MSNBC - Duration: 25:07.

For more infomation >> 'He Was Exactly What America Needed' | Morning Joe | MSNBC - Duration: 25:07.

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An Apollo Astronaut Explains What It Was Like To Work On The Moon - Duration: 2:35.

Schmitt: THE APOLLO 17 MISSION

WAS TARGETED TO EXPLORE THE VALLEY OF TAURUS-LITTROW.

WE HAD ADDITIONAL DAYS IN LUNAR ORBIT

FOR RECONNAISSANCE AND OBSERVATIONS OF LUNAR FEATURES.

THERE WERE SPECIFIC TARGETS,

BUT THEY WERE GEOLOGICAL TARGETS.

♪♪

Narrator: THE CREW'S FIRST DUTY

IS TO OFFLOAD EQUIPMENT FROM THE LUNAR MODULE.

THIS INCLUDES THE 460-POUND LUNAR ROVING VEHICLE, OR LRV.

DEVELOPED AT A COST OF $38 MILLION

TO OPERATE IN THE LOW-GRAVITY VACUUM OF THE MOON,

THE LRV ENABLES THE TWO ASTRONAUTS

TO TRAVEL ACROSS ITS SURFACE

AT A MAXIMUM SPEED OF 8 MILES PER HOUR.

OBVIOUSLY, WE WERE PAYING ATTENTION TO THE DRIVING,

MAKING SURE WE DIDN'T DAMAGE [Chuckling] THE LUNAR ROVER

ON A ROCK OR IN A CRATER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT --

THAT YOU DIDN'T HIT IT SO HARD THAT THE FRONT END FELL OFF

OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO HAVING TWO PAIRS OF EYES LOOKING OUT WAS IMPORTANT,

IN ADDITION TO THE FACT THAT I WAS TRYING TO MAKE SURE

THAT I WAS UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE GEOLOGY WAS

IN THE VALLEY OF TAURUS-LITTROW.

Narrator: DURING THEIR THREE-DAY MISSION,

THE ROVER HELPED SCHMITT AND CERNAN COLLECT

OVER 240 POUNDS OF LUNAR ROCK AND DIRT,

MORE THAN ON ANY OTHER APOLLO MISSION.

I THINK ALL OF THE ASTRONAUTS WERE AWARE OF THE VALUE,

SCIENTIFIC VALUE, OF THE LUNAR SAMPLES.

I CERTAINLY WAS, BEING A VERY --

BEING PROFESSIONALLY INVOLVED IN THEIR ANALYSIS

AND REMAIN SO TODAY.

WHEN WE CAME TO A SITE THAT WE HAD PLANNED TO STOP AT,

I WOULD GET OFF THE ROVER FIRST

AND WANDER AROUND AND DO RECONNAISSANCE,

TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, "OKAY, WHAT IS IMPORTANT HERE?

WHAT MIGHT NOT BE IMPORTANT?"

AND ADD THAT TO THE TASKS THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN DECIDED

WOULD BE UNDERTAKEN AT THAT SITE.

THEN, WE WOULD GO INTO OUR SAMPLING MODE.

AND ONCE YOU DECIDED WHAT YOU'RE GONNA BE SAMPLING,

THEN THAT WAS FAIRLY AUTOMATIC,

BECAUSE WE HAD TRAINED TO DO THESE VARIOUS TASKS

FOR SO LONG AND SO FREQUENTLY.

Narrator: SCHMITT AND CERNAN'S EXPLORATION

OF THE MOON'S IMPACT CRATERS USING THE LRV

PROVIDES ASTRONOMERS WITH VITAL INSIGHTS

INTO THE HISTORY OF OUR PLANET'S CLOSEST COSMIC NEIGHBOR.

Schmitt: IT TURNS OUT MOST OF THAT CRATER IN HISTORY

OCCURRED A LONG TIME AGO -- BILLIONS OF YEARS AGO.

AND WITH THAT KNOWLEDGE, WE REALIZED THAT

THE MOON WAS RECORDING THE HISTORY OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM.

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