Lecture

Cassini to Saturn: The Journey and the Legacy

Carolyn Porco
Thursday, September 29 2022, 12:40 PM - 1:20 PM
De Blauwe Zaal, Auditorium
Price: Free (Student) Free (Others)

Thirty-two years ago, the United States and Europe joined hands and set off together on an historic adventure. It was a mission named Cassini that called for a 7-year journey across the Solar System and entry into orbit around the planet Saturn, followed by an in-depth, comprehensive look at everything in the Saturn system.

Cassini spent 13 years in residence at Saturn.  In that time, it revealed a planetary system rich in scientific wonder and splendor beyond compare.  Processes at work in the distant past and across the universe, from the early Solar System to  proto-planetary disks around other stars to the spiral galaxies, have been found operating within Saturn’s rings. The planet itself has been a lavish source of meteorological detail, permitting comparison with the atmospheres of Earth and the other giant planets.  And findings on and within its moon, Enceladus, give reasonable hope of a successful search for extraterrestrial life and investigating the mechanisms by which life has arisen on our own planet and perhaps elsewhere in the cosmos.

In this public lecture, Carolyn Porco, an award-winning planetary scientist, leader of Cassini’s imaging team, and veteran imaging team member on the1980s Voyager mission to the outer solar system will guide us through the enchanting realm of Saturn and the mission’s most profound scientific results, and conclude with the legacy that Cassini and six decades of interplanetary exploration have left behind.

 

About the program
The program will consist of two parts, the first being a short introduction by Carolyn Porco followed by questions from the audience. This part will end at 13:20 and will be followed by further discussion until 14:00. Students who need to leave, in order to go to their afternoon classes, will be able to do so.  

 

Ticket reservation recommended
To be assured of a seat, we recommend reserving a ticket (black "order" button). 
NOTE: This program will not be live streamed. 

 

SG & USE registration
Please register your participation upon arrival when attending the program on campus.  You can register by scanning your student card before the start of the program at the venue.

More information about SG & USE can be found here.

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