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| The Sun eclipsed by Saturn taken from Titan |
There is something undeniably compelling about a person who feels so passionately about a subject their entire being practically exudes enthusiasm. Carolyn Porco was born to study astronomy.
In her 2007 talk This is Saturn, Carol delivers a goosebump-raising lecture on two of Saturn's moons.
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| The first picture of an outer planet's surface |
Despite her dated pop culture references, playful jabs at scientists who removed Pluto from the nine planets, and the uncomfortable pitch of her microphone, Porco delivers a thorough explanation of the leaps and bounds made with the Cassini space probe. She introduces ground breaking discoveries of moons with the potential to support life and delivers stunning photographs of images beyond imagining. Her lecture is a breathtaking snapshot of spectacular planetary discovery and it is definitely worth eighteen minutes of your time.
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