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Old September 17th 03, 12:37 AM
Ron Baalke
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September 16, 2003

News Release: 2003-126

Lecture Brings Galileo's Travels into Final Focus

Just a few days before NASA's Galileo mission makes its grand finale,
Dr. Rosaly Lopes, a research scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., will discuss the legacy of the mission
in two free lectures. "Galileo's Odyssey - The Worlds of Jupiter"
will be presented Thursday, Sept. 18, at JPL, and Friday, Sept. 19, at
Pasadena City College.

"Galileo was a fantastic mission, and it returned great science
findings despite many challenges that at times seemed insurmountable,"
said Lopes, an expert in planetary volcanism and science team member
for the Galileo near infrared mapping spectrometer, an instrument that
has returned information about active volcanoes. "Personally, the best
thing for me was to work with a team that got around every difficulty
to make the mission a great success."

Galileo is one of NASA's most successful missions, providing
spectacular findings about Jupiter and its moons, from the sizzling
volcanoes of Io to the ice floes of Europa and the enigmatic icy
terrains of Ganymede and Callisto. Launched in 1989, Galileo flew past
Venus, Earth and two asteroids before arriving at Jupiter in 1995. The
mission was originally designed to observe Jupiter and its moons for
two years. Its remarkable resilience, due to its power source, allowed
the mission to continue for nearly six more years. Galileo leaves us
with a completely new view of these mysterious worlds before it ends
with a plunge into Jupiter's atmosphere on Sunday, Sept. 21.

Now a scientist working on NASA's Cassini mission to Saturn, Lopes has
worked on Galileo since 1991. She discovered numerous previously
unknown volcanoes on Io and co-discovered very high temperature
volcanism on this strange moon. Originally from Brazil, Lopes has a
degree in astronomy and a doctorate in planetary geology from the
University of London, England.

Both lectures are free, open to the public and begin at 7 p.m.
Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. The Thursday lecture
at JPL, located at 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, off the Oak Grove
Drive exit of the 210 (Foothill) Freeway, will be held in the von
Karman Auditorium. The Friday lecture will be in Pasadena City
College's Vosloh Forum, 1570 E. Colorado Blvd. For more information,
call (818) 354-0112 or go to

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/events/lectures/sep03.cfm ,

where the Thursday lecture will be webcast live and archived
for later viewing.


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Old September 19th 03, 05:58 PM
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"Ron Baalke" wrote

Just a few days before NASA's Galileo mission makes its grand finale,
Dr. Rosaly Lopes, a research scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., will discuss the legacy of the mission
in two free lectures. "Galileo's Odyssey - The Worlds of Jupiter"

The Thursday lecture was charming and informative. Dr. Lopes is a
vulcanologist, and her presentation seemed to concentrate on Io. It would
be nice to hear from other researchers who could elaborate on data from the
probe and the other moons inspected by Galileo.

David Low


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Old September 19th 03, 05:58 PM
David Low
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"Ron Baalke" wrote

Just a few days before NASA's Galileo mission makes its grand finale,
Dr. Rosaly Lopes, a research scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., will discuss the legacy of the mission
in two free lectures. "Galileo's Odyssey - The Worlds of Jupiter"

The Thursday lecture was charming and informative. Dr. Lopes is a
vulcanologist, and her presentation seemed to concentrate on Io. It would
be nice to hear from other researchers who could elaborate on data from the
probe and the other moons inspected by Galileo.

David Low


 




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