Members Only Event
Introduction to the Universe - a monthly astronomy talk.

An additional night for members, second Wednesday of each month.
For Hamilton Astronomical Society members only.

Tonight (August 10th):
Topic: Life in the Solar System (Part 2 of 2).
Speaker: Hamilton Astronomical Society member Jonathan Park.

In Part 2, we visit Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons, then head to Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, to see if either of these moons might be habitable (for microbes, not humans!). Next we have a quick look at Mars, which used to have a substantial atmosphere, as well as ocean and rivers on its surface. We consider whether life might have been present on Mars in the past, or even today. Next, we take a very brief look at three upcoming missions to Europa and Titan. Finally, other potential oceans in our Solar System are discussed.

NOTES

• Masks to be worn.