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---+ December 3, 2018 7:30-9:30PM
*Event*: [[AstronomyOnTap][Astronomy on Tap]]<br>
*Venue*: [[http://www.derwolfskopf.com/][Der Wolfskopf]]<br>
---+++ Talk 1
*Title*: The Multiwavelength Universe<br>
*Lecturer*: Abby Crites<br>
*Position*: Postdoctoral Fellow<br>
*Institution*: Caltech<br>
---+++ Talk 2
*Title*: Seeing Planetary Systems Through Polarized Sunglasses<br>
*Lecturer*:  Max Millar-Blanchaer<br>
*Position*:  Staff Scientist<br>
*Institution*:  JPL<br>
---+++ Quiz Questions / Answers
   1. This is an actual photograph of the surface of what Solar System object? (bonus point for specifying landing site!)   Answer: Mars, Elysium Planitia
   1. I am the Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Biochemistry at Caltech. In October I was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for “the directed evolution of enzymes.” Who am I?  Answer: Frances H. Arnold
   1. What JAXA spacecraft embarked on an asteroid sample-return mission on 3 December 2014 and deployed two rovers and a surface scout to the asteroid surface in September—October 2018?  Answer: Hayabusa2
   1. Polarimetry was instrumental in the discovery that the thick clouds that cover Venus are made of: (A) Hydrochloric acid (B) Lysergic acid diethylamide  (C) Sulfuric acid (D) Hydroxilic acid    Answer: C
   1. NASA’s InSight mission, which touched down successfully a week ago today, features the first deployment of what technology to another planet?  Answer: CubeSats
   1. What color is Mace Windu’s light saber?  Answer: Purple
   1. What is the name of the first meteor shower of 2019, which will peak during 3—4 January, and which is named for a constellation that no longer exists?  Answer: Quadrantids 
   1. In what decade were radio waves discovered?  Answer: 1880s 
   1. On 6 November, the Indian Space Research Organisation released an announcement regarding a planned mission to what Solar System object, scheduled for launch in mid-2023?  Answer: Venus
   1. Debris disks are extrasolar analogs to: (A) The asteroid belt (B) The Kuiper belt (C) Saturn’s rings (D) All of the above  (E) A & B (F) B & C.  Answer: E
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