Professor: Donna M. Jurdy
(From NASA/JPL Voyager 1 Photographs, March 1979: Jupiter & Galilean Satellites, planet-sized moons assembled into a collage.The satellites and planet, not shown to scale, are shown in relative positions: Io, upper left, nearest to Jupiter; Europa, center; Ganymede, lower center; Callisto, lower right. )
The seminar will examine the diverse satellites of Saturn and Jupiter. These worlds of fire and ice, young and old, split personalities, and relationships with planetary rings, have dramatically changed many of our ideas. We will cover their discovery and role in the history of sciences, physical characteristics, recent probes and findings, as well as theories for their evolution and tectonic activity. Also included, planning for future missions to these satellites in the search for life in our solar system.
Assigment for Mon, April 14th, Journal Article
Locate and read a scientific paper (i.e. peer-reviewed in a journal,
not a press release or website) using data from either Galileo or
Cassini probes for one of the satellites of either Jupiter or Saturn.
Come prepared to give a brief summary in class.
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