Earth, Moon, Mars, and Saturn: an afternoon of planetary sciences in L'Aquila

What can we discover about Earth through data collected by satellites? What is needed to envisage a permanent presence on the Moon? And how is our understanding of the Moon, Mars and Saturn changing thanks to space missions and new technologies? These are some of the topics at the heart of ‘Exploring the Planets and the Earth’, the public event dedicated to planetary sciences scheduled for Monday 28 September in L’Aquila, in the Auditorium of the Rectorate of the Gran Sasso Science Institute, from 3.00 pm to 6.00 pm.

The event is organised by the Gran Sasso Tech Foundation, the Gran Sasso Science Institute and the International Research School of Planetary Science, and offers an afternoon of popular science aimed at the general public and the university community. Researchers and specialists will discuss the frontiers of space exploration, starting from Earth and moving on to the colonisation of the Moon, the search for water on Mars, and missions to other planets and deep space. A variety of topics, all linked by the use of data, observations and advanced technologies.

At 3.00 pm, the programme will begin with a focus on Earth, featuring Samuel Bignardi from the International Research School of Planetary Sciences, who will speak on ‘The Digital Planet: Discovering the Structure and Dynamics of Earth through Satellite and Geophysical Data’, explaining how the integration of data from satellites and geophysical observations enables us to study the structure and processes affecting the planet.

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