Event

Thursday, December 19, 2024   7:00pm    Activity Center
  Dr. Sarah Sutton, Photogrammetry Program Lead, HiRISE,
  Researcher/Scientist
U of A Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
 

   Dr. Sarah Sutton will present, "Europa Clipper Mission: Probing Jupiter's Ocean Moon."
   Dr. Sutton is a member of the Europa Clipper team that will conduct flybys of Europa
   and investigate whether habitable environments could exist there. She will share with
   us details of the October 2024 launch of this probe and instruments that will be used
   to study Europa, such as mass spectrometers that will analyze the composition of
   Europa’s exosphere, perhaps detecting organic materials.


If you are not a SCOV resident, entry to the Activity Center will be made possible by a volunteer at the door, or you may text Harold Wood at 559-740-9455.

Date: Thursday, December 19, 2024

Time: 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Mountain

Location: Sun City Oro Valley, Arizona
1565A E Rancho Vistoso Blvd
Oro Valley, AZ 85755

Information for Visitors
Instructions for the Public:

If you are not a SCOV resident, entry to the Activity Center will be made possible by a volunteer at the door, or you may text Harold Wood at 559-740-9455.

Location Details

Sun City Oro Valley, Arizona
The Sun City Oro Valley Astronomy Club is a chartered club of Sun City Oro Valley. We are located in the town of Oro Valley, a suburb of Tucson, Arizona.

Notes:
Monthly speaker programs are held in the Activity Center of Sun City Oro Valley. Star Parties are held behind the Views Restaurant in the golf course gold cart parking lot.

Event Report

Comments and anecdotes about the event:
Dr. Sutton provided an informative presentation about the Europa Clipper mission. She received many excellent questions from the audience, throughout the program.