11.7: For Further Exploration
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Jupiter
Aguirre, Edwin. “Hubble Zooms in on Jupiter’s New Red Spot.” Sky & Telescope (August 2006): 26.
Beatty, J. “Into the Giant.” Sky & Telescope (April 1996): 20. On the Galileo probe.
Beebe, R. “Queen of the Giant Storms.” Sky & Telescope (October 1990): 359. Excellent review of the Red Spot.
Johnson, T. “The Galileo Mission to Jupiter and Its Moons.” Scientific American (February 2000): 40. Results about Jupiter, Io, Ganymede, and Callisto.
Simon, A. “The Not-So-Great Red Spot.” Sky & Telescope (March 2016): 18. On how the huge storm on Jupiter is evolving with time.
Smith, B. “Voyage of the Century.” National Geographic (August 1990): 48. Beautiful summary of the Voyager mission to all four outer planets.
Stern, S. “Jupiter Up Close and Personal.” Astronomy (August 2007): 28. On the New Horizons mission flyby in February 2007.
Saturn
Gore, R. “The Riddle of the Rings.” National Geographic (July 1981): 3. Colorful report on the Voyager mission.
McEwen, A. “Cassini Unveils Saturn.” Astronomy (July 2006): 30. A report on the first two years of discoveries in the Saturn system.
Spilker, L. “Saturn Revolution.” Astronomy (October 2008): 34. On results from the Cassini mission.
Talcott, R. “Saturn’s Sweet Surprises.” Astronomy (June 2007): 52. On Cassini mission results.
Uranus and Neptune
Cowling, T. “Big Blue: The Twin Worlds of Uranus and Neptune.” Astronomy (October 1990): 42. Nice, long review of the two planets.
Gore, R. “Neptune: Voyager’s Last Picture Show.” National Geographic (August 1990): 35.
Lunine, J. “Neptune at 150.” Sky & Telescope (September 1996): 38. Nice review.
Websites
Jupiter
NASA Solar System Exploration: http://Solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/jupiter
Nine Planets Site: http://nineplanets.org/jupiter.html
Planetary Sciences Site: http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/planets/jupiterpage.html
Saturn
NASA Solar System Exploration: http://Solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/saturn
Nine Planets Site: http://nineplanets.org/saturn.html
Planetary Sciences Site: http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/planets/saturnpage.html
Uranus
NASA Solar System Exploration: http://Solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/uranus
Nine Planets Site: http://nineplanets.org/uranus.html
Planetary Sciences Site: http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/planets/uranuspage.html
Neptune
NASA Solar System Exploration: http://Solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/neptune
Nine Planets Site: http://nineplanets.org/neptune.html
Planetary Sciences Site: http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/planets/neptunepage.html
Missions
Cassini Mission Site at the Jet Propulsion Lab: http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/index.cfm
Cassini-Huygens Mission Site at European Space Agency: http://sci.esa.int/cassini-huygens/
NASA Galileo Mission Site: http://Solarsystem.nasa.gov/galileo/
NASA’s Juno Mission to Jupiter: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/juno/main/index.html
Voyager Mission Site at the Jet Propulsion Lab: http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/
Videos
Cassini: 15 Years of Exploration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z8fzz_MBAw. Quick visual summary of mission highlights (2:29).
In the Land of Enchantment: The Epic Story of the Cassini Mission to Saturn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx135n8VFxY. An inspiring illustrated lecture by Cassini Mission Imagining Lead Scientist Carolyn Porco (1:37:52).
Jupiter: The Largest Planet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNt79d7deoA. Produced by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and Science on a Sphere (7:29).