MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE
JET PROPULSION LABORATORY
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
PASADENA, CALIF. 91109. TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov
Contact: Jane Platt
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 3, 1998
GALILEO'S JUPITER JOURNEY FEATURED IN PUBLIC LECTURES
Three years after the arrival of the Galileo spacecraft at
Jupiter, Project Manager Jim Erickson will discuss its
accomplishments in a pair of free public lectures. The lectures
will be held Thursday, Dec. 17, at JPL's von Karman Auditorium,
and Friday, Dec. 18 at Pasadena City College's Forum, both at 7
p.m. Seating is limited and is available on a first-come, first-
served basis.
"The Galileo Europa Mission: Searching for What Lies Under
Europa's Ice," is part of the monthly von Karman Lecture Series
sponsored by JPL's Public Affairs Office. The lecture title
refers to the prospect that a liquid ocean may lie beneath the
icy crust of Jupiter's moon Europa. That fascinating premise has
been supported by pictures and other data returned to Earth by
Galileo.
After Galileo's primary mission ended in December 1997, the
spacecraft embarked on a two-year extended journey called the
Galileo Europa Mission. In addition to the intriguing
information about Europa's possible ocean, Galileo has gathered a
wealth of data about Jupiter and its other moons, including
Ganymede, Callisto and Io.
Since joining JPL in 1975, Erickson has worked on the Viking
mission to Mars, Voyager mission to the outer planets, and Mars
Observer, and has been part of the Galileo team in development
and operations for 19 years.
More information about JPL's von Karman Lecture Series
is available on the Internet at http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/lecture/,
or by calling (818) 354-5011. JPL is a division of the
California Institute of Technology.
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