[Baps] Jonathan Lunine, TODAY 4PM at MIT

[Jason Soderblom]

Joint MKI/EAPS Colloquium
The Fastest Road to Finding Life Beyond Earth

Jonathan Lunine
Cornell University

Dec 6; 4:00pm
MIT Marlar Lounge (37-252)
Refreshments at 3:45pm

 Abstract:

Four bodies beyond Earth have environments that might support or have supported life, and of these, the most dynamic, isolated and Earth-like is the ocean of Enceladus. The steps to detecting biological activity within Enceladus are rendered easier by the presence of a plume of ice and vapor emanating from its south pole. By exploring the plume with a modest, affordable payload, we might know within a generation whether our solar system supported the genesis of life twice.
Co-Hosts:  Richard Binzel and Jason Soderblom

Sponsored by the MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research (MKI),
the Astrophysics Division of the MIT Department of Physics, and
the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (EAPS)

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