Foothill Club Lecture Series: The Top Tourist Spots of our Solar System

Description

Explore the most intriguing future "tourist destinations" among the planets and moons in our cosmic neighborhood. Stops will include the 4,000-mile lava channel on Venus, the towering Mount Olympus volcano on Mars, the awesome Verona Cliffs on the moon Miranda (the tallest "lover's leap" in the solar system), and the recently discovered salt-water system geysers on Saturn's intriguing moon Enceladus, nicknamed "Cold Faithful." The tour will finish with the eerie vistas on Pluto. Beautiful color images from U.S. and other space probes will accompany the talk. No background science is required.