Dr. Larry Esposito, principal investigator fo rthe Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrometer onboard the Cassini spacecraft now exploring the Saturn system, will provide a public lecture on “History of Saturn’s Rings.” The talk will be held Friday, April 4 at 7 p.m. in Regener Hall rm. 103. The talk will be accessible to any interested person, and everyone is invited.
Esposito is a world expert on rings surrounding other worlds, and the spectacular rings of Saturn, in particular. Esposito is the discoverer of Saturn’s “F Ring,” a faint outer ring sustained by two “shepherd moons,” made more famous by Irish artist Enya’s album of that name.
In his talk Dr. Esposito will reveal why Galileo, when first looking at Saturn through his telescope, thought that Saturn was “the planet with ears."
Media Contact: Steve Carr, (505) 277-1821; e-mail: scarr@unm.edu
Posted by scarr at March 31, 2008 11:43 AM