**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email.**  

In September 2022, Juno passed by Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, at an altitude of only ~350 km over its icy surface. The flyby provided the first close look at the Jovian moon in over 20 years, when NASA’s Galileo spacecraft flew past at a similar distance on January 3, 2000. Results from the Galileo mission suggested a salt water ocean may exist on Europa beneath its icy crust. The study of Europa is of high priority because the existence of a salty ocean suggests the possibility of habitability, as many scientists believe life on Earth may have started in our oceans. Learn about the successful flyby, Juno’s science objectives for the flyby, and tour Europa through the high-resolution visible images returned. Led by Sangeeta Gautam, a NASA Solar System Ambassador and a mathematician by education, a space explorer by curiosity, and a peace builder by passion. 

Register directly on Zoom HERE.  Presented in collaboration with the Cary Memorial Library in Lexington.

NOTE: This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 24 hours of the program.