The Silicon Valley Astronomy Lectures Podcasts

New Horizons at Jupiter (and Some Saturn News)


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In February, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft swung by the giant planet Jupiter on its way to Pluto. Its instruments recorded winderful images and other data about Jupiter's wild weather, its ring, and its giant moons. Dr. Jeff Moore, who was Leader of the Imaging Node for the encounter, shows the new photos of the Jupiter system and discusses some of the discoveries made by New Horizons. He also talk about one of the most exciting discoveries of the Cassini mission around Saturn -- the new understanding and exploration of water geysers on the moon Enceladus. Recorded November 13, 2007.
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The Silicon Valley Astronomy Lectures PodcastsBy Foothill College