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Did you know our oceans arrived from space? And that Saturn's moon, Titan, has a double-decker ocean?  

Heather McElhatton talks to the authors of "Ocean Worlds" about their new book, detailing the vast history of not only our oceans here on Earth, but of oceans on other planets in our solar system as well. 

Author Jan Zalasiewicz is a senior lecturer in geology at the University of Leicester and on the Council of the Geological Society of London. Co-author Mark Williams is a geology professor at the University of Leicester and on the Council of the Palaeontographical Society in London.

Ocean Worlds: Oceans in outer space. by A Beautiful World

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"Ocean Worlds" details the vast history of not only our oceans here on Earth, but of oceans on other planets in our solar system as well.

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Heather McElhatton talks to the authors of Ocean Worlds about their new book, which details the history of not only our ocean here on earth, but of oceans on other planets in our solar system as well. 

Author Mark Williams is a Professor of Geology at the University of Leicester and has served on the council of the Palaeontographical Society in London, both as an editor and vice-president.

Co-Author Jan Zalasiewicz is a Senior Lecturer in Geology at the University of Leicester and on the Council of the Geological Society of London.

"A Beautiful World" is a news program produced by American Public Media that focuses on inspirational stories from around the world, featuring good news about science, technology, ecology, art, music and medicine. The program is hosted by best-selling author Heather McElhatton, whom listeners may know from her contributions to This American Life, Marketplace and MPR News. Visit www.prettylittlemistakes.com for more stories and audio collections.

Learn more about the book:
USA:     http://www.amazon.com/Ocean-Worlds-story-Earth-planets/dp/0199672881
UK: http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199672882.do

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