{"id":18920,"date":"2025-06-17T07:45:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T11:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/?p=18920"},"modified":"2025-06-17T07:45:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T11:45:35","slug":"thats-a-wrap-icy-moons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/thats-a-wrap-icy-moons\/","title":{"rendered":"That\u2019s a Wrap &#8211; Icy Moons!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f66f9956 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"\">Over the past couple months, FAS members presented talks about two of the more interesting moons of our Solar System.<br>In April, Steve Childers introduced us to Jupiter\u2019s moon Europa. In June, Ralph James brought us up to date on Saturn\u2019s moon Titan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">If you\u2019d like to learn more about these Icy moons, Steve and Ralph provided some useful references.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Kevin Peter Hand. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/press.princeton.edu\/books\/hardcover\/9780691179513\/alien-oceans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alien Oceans, The Search For Life In the Depths of Space<\/a>.\u201d Princeton University Press. 2020.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/B7497mQRn2Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Bizarre Characteristics of Titan | Our Solar System\u2019s Moons: Titan<\/a>.\u201d Astrum\/YouTube. January 11, 2019.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bTJNwXXW5gY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Dragonfly Mission To Titan!<\/a>\u201d Insane Curiosity\/YouTube. May 13, 2022.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Europa_from_Galileo.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" data-attachment-id=\"18958\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/thats-a-wrap-icy-moons\/europa_from_galileo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Europa_from_Galileo.jpeg?fit=1280%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,900\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Europa_from_Galileo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Europa from Galileo. Credit: NASA\/JPL-Caltech&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Europa_from_Galileo.jpeg?fit=1024%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Europa_from_Galileo.jpeg?resize=1024%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18958\" style=\"width:371px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Europa_from_Galileo.jpeg?resize=1024%2C720&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Europa_from_Galileo.jpeg?resize=300%2C211&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Europa_from_Galileo.jpeg?resize=768%2C540&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Europa_from_Galileo.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Europa from Galileo. Credit: NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PIA17179.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"17391\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/titan\/pia17179\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PIA17179.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PIA17179\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Image Credit: NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/Space Science Institute&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PIA17179.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PIA17179.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17391\" style=\"width:314px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PIA17179.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PIA17179.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PIA17179.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PIA17179.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Titan. Image Credit: NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/Space Science Institute<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f66f9956 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"\">Ralph also mentioned a few interesting Science Fiction novels by Michael Carroll from Springer Link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/book\/10.1007\/978-3-319-17759-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">On The Shores of Titan\u2019s Farthest Sea<\/a>.\u201d 2015.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/book\/10.1007\/978-3-319-43159-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Europa\u2019s Lost Expedition<\/a>.\u201d 2017.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/book\/10.1007\/978-3-319-98155-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lords of the Ice Moons<\/a>.\u201d 2018.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_8873-scaled.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"18928\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/thats-a-wrap-icy-moons\/img_8873\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_8873-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XR&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1749673590&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_8873\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_8873-scaled.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_8873.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18928\" style=\"width:309px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_8873-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_8873-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_8873-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_8873-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_8873-scaled.jpeg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f66f9956 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"\">You can dig even deeper with a few past <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/fas-astronomers-blog\/\">FAS Astronomers Blogs:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/moons-of-the-solar-system\/\">Moons of the Solar System.<\/a>\u201d November 2021.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/underground-oceans\/\">Underground Oceans<\/a>.\u201d January 2020.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/titan\/\">Titan<\/a>.\u201d March 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past couple months, FAS members presented talks about two of the more interesting moons of our Solar System.In April, Steve Childers introduced us to Jupiter\u2019s moon Europa. In June, Ralph James brought us up to date on Saturn\u2019s moon Titan. If you\u2019d like to learn more about these Icy moons, Steve and Ralph [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":18958,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,537],"tags":[233,243],"class_list":["post-18920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-astronomy","category-wrap-ups","tag-europa","tag-titan"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Europa_from_Galileo.jpeg?fit=1280%2C900&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2VHcz-4Va","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18920"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18920\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18966,"href":"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18920\/revisions\/18966"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}