Star Talks: NASA's Rotorcraft Lander Mission

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Science & Nature

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Adults
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In this month's Star Talks, learn more about Dragonfly - a robotic octocopter space mission heading to Titan, the giant moon of Saturn. Dragonfly will land on the surface of the hazy moon to explore prebiotic chemistry, to evaluate its habitability, and to look for chemical biosignatures.
Dr. Jason Barnes of the University of Idaho, studies the physics of planets and planetary systems. He uses NASA spacecraft data to study planets that orbit stars other than the Sun and the composition and nature of the surface of Saturn's moon Titan. He is Deputy Principal Investigator on the Dragonfly NASA space mission, which will land a robotic rotorcraft on Titan in 2034.
Star Talks are in partnership with ​Prescott Astronomy Club and presented with funding from the Friends of the Prescott Public Library.