Heidi Hammel - Exploring the Atmospheres of Ice Giants... (September 4, 2024)

PLEASE NOTE: due to an audio problem during the talk, the first 5 minutes of Heidi Hammel's talk is missing sound.

Exploring the Atmospheres of Ice Giants: Uranus and Neptune in the Age of Exoplanets
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Larger than terrestrial planets like Earth and Mars yet smaller than giants Jupiter and Saturn, Uranus and Neptune hold a special place in the spectrum of planets. From working on the imaging team for the Voyager 2 encounter with Neptune in 1989, to leading a large planetary program with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, Heidi Hammel has spent 30 years teasing out the atmospheric secrets of these two “ice giants.”

In this Presidential Lecture, Hammel will share her extensive knowledge of Neptune and Uranus and show how our newest studies of these unique worlds are informing our understanding of planets well beyond.

More Details: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/even...