February 10, 2020 7:30-9:30PM

Event: Astronomy on Tap
Venue: Der Wolfskopf

Talk 1

Title: The Harvard Computers: the women who revolutionized astronomy
Lecturer: Rachel Theios
Position: Graduate Student
Institution: Caltech

Talk 2

Title: Earthquakes! Moonquakes! Marsquakes! Exoquakes?
Lecturer: Men-Andrin Meier
Position: Staff Scientist
Institution: Caltech

Quiz Questions / Answers

1. What are the names of the moons of Mars? Phobos and Deimos
2. What was the first rover from Earth to operate on another celestial object? Lunokhod 1 -- 1970, Moon
3. In what constellation does the North Star reside, marking the axis of the earth's rotation? Little Dipper
4. A recent Star Wars television program follows a bounty hunter, part of a tribe of fighters who originate from what planet? Mandalore
5. This famous image, entitled Pale Blue Dot, is a photograph of the Earth taken by what distant space mission? Voyager 2
6. What is the collective name for the asteroids that lead and trail Jupiter in its orbit around the Sun? Trojans
7. The logo of the nascent US Space Force is largely a copy of the logo from what science fiction franchise (extra for the agency)? Star Trek (Star Fleet Command, United Federation of Planets)
8. How long does it take a seismic wave to travel from the North Pole to the Equator? 12 minutes
9. What is the name for the theoretical maximum mass that a white dwarf star can be before it causes an explosion? Chandrasekhar Mass: 1.4 M_sun
10. What is the name of our own galaxy, hosting over a hundred billion stars? Milky Way