Research Guides: Earth Sciences: Moons of our Solar System

Geology Library Supervisor

Patti Dittoe

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Moons of our Solar System:

Welcome to the guide to accompany the new corner display inside the Orton Memorial Library of Geology. The inspiration for this display are the recently purchased globes of Jupiter's moons: Europa, and Io; and Saturn's moon Titan.

The physical display includes maps of Neptune's moon Triton, and Uranus's moon Miranda. There is also a photograph of Pluto's moon Charon taken by NASA's New Horizons probe that includes a QR code to this guide. Also included is information about our own moon, e-book covers with QR codes so that the viewer can find the item records in our Library Catalog, print maps of many other moon's of our solar system, and print books including a book with a chapter about Io's volcanoes.

Books from OSU Libraries

Audiovisual Content

"APOLLO: Missions To The Moon" - 2019 - (YouTube Documentary)
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Apollo, project conducted by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the 1960s and ’70s that landed the first humans on the Moon.
Artemis Project 1, The New Mission to Return To The Moon (YouTube)
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Project Artemis is a NASA-powered space program that aims to bring the next generation of men and women to the Moon. Its primary mission is to establish the first lunar base with water, fuel, food, and labor, where there can be a permanent human settlement like on the International Space Station (ISS) and which will eventually become a stop for the future human-crewed missions to the planet Mars.
Nasa reveals hidden pockets of water on the Moon (YouTube documentary)
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Scientists have announced that 15,000 square miles of frozen water could be on the Moon.

Scientists had previously thought that water could not remain on the surface of the Moon as the Moon has no atmosphere.
TEDTalks, Sarah T. Stewart—Where Did the Moon Come From? A New Theory (OSU Libraries streaming video)
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he Earth and Moon are like identical twins, made up of the exact same materials -- which is really strange, since no other celestial bodies we know of share this kind of chemical relationship. What's responsible for this special connection?

Colonizing Callisto - Third Largest Moon In The Solar System (YouTube)
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Callisto is a pretty big moon that has some conditions which are very friendly for a human colony. Because of that in this video, I take a look at how we could go about establishing a big colony on this moon of Jupiter.
Europa: Ocean World (YouTube)
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Scientists believe there is an ocean hidden beneath the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa. NASA-JPL astrobiologist Kevin Hand explains why scientists are so excited about the potential of this ice-covered world to answer one of humanity's most profound questions.
Europa Report (OSU Libraries streaming video)
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Six top astronauts set out to explore the possibility of a hidden ocean - and life - beneath Europa's icy surface. After a near-catastrophic technical failure, the survivors must overcome the tolls of deep space travel to survive a profound discovery.
Our Solar System's Moons: Ganymede (YouTube)
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Almost everything you could want to know about Jupiter's biggest moon, Ganymede.
Why Io Is The Strangest Moon NASA Has Discovered (YouTube)
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As the fourth-largest moon in our Solar System, Io is the only object outside of Earth that is observed to have active volcanoes. In fact, Io has hundreds of active volcanoes making it the most volcanically active object in our entire solar system.

The Hunt for Oceans in Space (OSU Libraries streaming video)
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Scientists believe there are oceans buried under thick crusts of ice on the moons of Saturn and Jupiter. Sampling them would raise hope of life beyond Earth
Saturn's Moon Titan: Another Earth? (YouTube Documentary HD)
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Saturn’s largest moon Titan is an extraordinary and exceptional world. Among our solar system’s more than 150 known moons, Titan is the only one with a substantial atmosphere.
Saturn’s Moon Enceladus (YouTube)
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In 2015, the unmanned spacecraft Cassini captured one of the most intriguing images of Saturn’s mysterious moon, Enceladus.

The Bizarre Characteristics of Triton (YouTube)
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Everything you could want to know about Neptune's largest moon, Triton.
Worlds of Shadow and Light: The Moons of Uranus and Neptune (YouTube)
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The moons of Uranus and Neptune are some of the most fascinating and least known worlds in the Solar System.

Maps

Geologic maps of the Taurus-Littrow region of the Moon : Apollo 17 pre-mission maps (print)
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"Prepared in cooperation with the Manned Spacecraft Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration."
Moon maps (NASA - e-map)
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Downloadable maps include the Northern & Southern Hemisphere.

Controlled photomosaic map of Callisto (print)
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Two polar views and 1 mid-latitude belt layout covers entire sphere of Callisto.
Geologic map of Callisto (print)
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"Prepared on behalf of the Planetary Geology Program, Solar System Exploration Division, Office of Space Science, National Aeronautics and Space Administration."
Geologic maps of the Dardanus Sulcus (Jg-6), Misharu (Jg-10), Nabu (Jg-11), and Namtar (Jg-14) quadrangles of Ganymede (e-map)
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Includes text, bibliographical references, 2 index, 2 location, and 2 ancillary maps.
Preliminary pictorial map of Ganymede (print)
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Prepared for the Voyager Imaging Team in cooperation with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Pictorial map of Dione ; Controlled photomosaic of Dione (print)
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6 maps on 2 sheets.
Pictorial map of Enceladus ; Controlled photomosaic of Enceladus (print)
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Includes notes, bibliography, and index maps.
Pictorial map of Iapetus ; Controlled photomosaic of Iapetus (print)
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4 maps on 2 sheets.
Pictorial map of Mimas (print)
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"Prepared on behalf of the Planetary Geology Program, Solar System Exploration Division, Office of Space Science, National Aeronautics and Space Administration..."
Pictorial map of Tethys ; Controlled photomosaic of Tethys (print)
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"Prepared on behalf of the Planetary Geology Program, Solar System Exploration Division, Office of Space Science, National Aeronautics and Space Administration..."

Pictorial map of Triton (print)
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Includes notes, bibliography, and index maps.
The southern hemispheres of the Uranian satellites (print)
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Sheet 1. The southern hemisphere of Miranda. Scale 1:2,000,000 --sheet 2. The southern hemisphere of Ariel. Scale 1:5,000,000 -- sheet 3. The southern hemispheres of Umbriel, Titania, and Oberon. Scale 1:10,000,000.

Web Sites to Visit

Charon moon (Wikipedia)
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With half the diameter and one eighth the mass of Pluto, Charon is a very large moon in comparison to its parent body.
Europa [in depth] NASA Solar System Exploration
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From ground-based telescopes, scientists knew that Europa's surface is mostly water ice, and scientists have found strong evidence that beneath the ice crust is an ocean of liquid water or slushy ice.
Galileo probe to Jupiter (NASA)
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While its aim was to study Jupiter and its mysterious moons, which it did with much success, NASA's Galileo mission also became notable for additional discoveries during its journey to the gas giant.
Ganymede [overview] NASA Solar System Exploration
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Jupiter’s icy moon Ganymede is the largest moon in our solar system, even bigger than the planet Mercury, and the dwarf planet Pluto. There’s strong evidence that Ganymede has an underground saltwater ocean that may hold more water than all the water on Earth's surface.
Io [overview] NASA Solar System Exploration
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Jupiter's moon Io is the most volcanically active world in the Solar System, with hundreds of volcanoes, some erupting lava fountains dozens of miles (or kilometers) high.
Jupiter's moons [overview] NASA Solar System Exploration
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Jupiter has 53 named moons and another 26 awaiting official names. Combined, scientists now think Jupiter has 79 moons.
Mars moons [in depth] NASA Solar System Exploration
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Mars' moons are among the smallest in the solar system. Phobos is a bit larger than Deimos, and orbits only 3,700 miles (6,000 kilometers) above the Martian surface.
Neptune [moons] (Wikipedia)
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The planet Neptune has 14 known moons, which are named for minor water deities in Greek mythology. By far the largest of them is Triton, discovered by William Lassell on October 10, 1846, 17 days after the discovery of Neptune itself
Saturn's moons [overview] NASA Solar System Exploration
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Saturn's moons range in size from larger than the planet Mercury — the giant moon Titan — to as small as a sports arena. The moons shape, contribute and also collect material from Saturn's rings.
Titan - a moon with an atmosphere (National Air & Space Museum)
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[The] Cassini [probe] was able to look through the thick haze of Titan's atmosphere and explore the terrain below.
Uranus moons NASA Solar System Exploration
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While most of the satellites orbiting other planets take their names from various mythologies, Uranus' moons are unique in being named for Shakespearean characters
[The] Cassini and Huygens [probes] (Wikipedia)
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Cassini was the fourth space probe to visit Saturn and the first to enter its orbit, where it stayed from 2004 to 2017 [studying] the gas giant, its rings, and natural satellites. [The] Huygens [probe landed on] Titan, Saturn's largest moon.

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Geology Library Supervisor

Description

Moons of our Solar System:

Books from OSU Libraries

Alien Oceans : The Search for Life in the Depths of Space(e-book)

Bizarre space : a kid's guide to our strange, unusual universe (e-book)

The Cassini-Huygens visit to Saturn (e-book)

Disturbing the Solar System : Impacts, Close Encounters, and Coming Attractions (e-book)

Enceladus and the Icy Moons of Saturn (e-book)

Europa's lost expedition : a scientific novel (e-book)

Ice worlds of the solar system (e-book)

Io after [the] Galileo [probe] (e-book)

Moons of the solar system (e-book)

The Three Galileos: The Man, The Spacecraft, The Telescope (e-book)

Titan, a novel by Ben Bova (print)

Volcanic worlds : exploring the solar system's volcanoes (print)

Audiovisual Content

Maps

Web Sites to Visit