Exploring Jupiter’s Icy Moons: NASA’s Europa Clipper and ESA’s JUICE Missions

Speaker: Carol Higgins (via Zoom)

When Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei pointed his primitive telescope at planet Jupiter in 1610, he noticed four small “stars” that moved over the course of a few days. He concluded they were moons in orbit around the planet and are now known as the Galilean satellites – Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto. We see them when we observe Jupiter through our telescopes! In this program, we visit Jupiter to learn more about our solar system’s largest planet and its complex environment. We’ll also take a closer look at the four moons, and two spacecraft currently on daring missions to explore and uncover some of the mysteries about those distant worlds that Galileo discovered over four hundred years ago.

In-person at the Mesa County Library, 443 N 6th St, Grand Junction, CO 81501, and online through advance registration via Zoom | Tuesday, February 4, 2025 | 6pm MDT

Please contact us for more information and the Zoom link to join remotely

March 4, 2025: To be Announced