Oceans Across the Universe
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National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC and Presented Online
Free, Registration Required Free
Presenter: Dr. Julie Castillo-Rogez, JPL
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National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC and Presented Online
Free, Registration Required Free
Presenter: Dr. Julie Castillo-Rogez, JPL
Earth isn’t the only place in our solar system with oceans, but these oceans aren’t quite what you’re used to here on our home planet. Join Julie Castillo-Rogez from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory was she presents on the distribution of oceans across the outer solar system, like those around Jupiter and Uranus. She will discuss what these oceans are made of and how we plan to explore them with ongoing and future missions!
Julie Castillo-Rogez is a planetary scientist specializing in water-rich objects from modeling and experimental perspectives applied to the formulation, design, and planning of planetary missions. Her current activities focus on dwarf planet Ceres, the exploration of small bodies with small spacecraft, and the formulation of reactive missions to long-period comets.
This program will be presented in-person at the National Air and Space Museum in DC and will be streamed live on the Museum's YouTube channel.
ASL interpretation will be provided for the in-person event. ASL interpretation and live captioning will be provided on YouTube. If you require another access service to fully participate or have any questions about accessibility, please contact NASMPublicLectures@si.edu. To ensure the best experience, please try to contact us at your soonest convenience.
Lecture attendees are invited to arrive early at 7 pm to explore the first-floor galleries of the Museum. After the lecture, attendees can join our astronomy educators outside the Independence Avenue entrance for pop-up stargazing (weather permitting).
Life as we know it requires access to water, usually liquid water, and Earth is not the only place in our solar system where we can find this resource. In this year’s Exploring Space Lecture Series, we will explore the distribution of liquid oceans in our solar system, past and present; consider the origins of Earth’s oceans and learn about what happened to Mars’ oceans; question whether Earth’s twin, Venus, could have ever been cool enough to support oceans; and examine why the outer solar system is dominated by moons with salty, underground oceans.
Registration is encouraged for online viewing. Those who register will get a day-of reminder about the livestream.
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