DAS Spring Banquet Schedule:
5:30 p.m. Social/Cocktail time - Cash bar
7:00 p.m. Banquet-style dinner
Installation of new officers and trustees
Award Presentations
8:00 p.m. Astronomy Presentation
9:00 p.m. More social time
10:00 p.m. End of Event
Banquet Style Dinner
Starter: Embassy Suites House Salad
Entrees:
#1 Crab Stuffed Salmon with Honey Glazed Carrots, Roasted Parmesan Pesto Potatoes
# 2 Pork T-Bone with Jalapeno Applesauce (mild; made with fresco chilis) and Smoked Cheddar Potato Au Gratin
#3 Pasta Primavera (Vegetarian) with Seasonal Vegetable Medley, Lemon Butter Sauce, Angel Hair Pasta
Dessert: Chocolate Torte
**Options are available for vegan and gluten-free meals**
Presentation Topic: Ice Worlds of the Solar System by Michael Carroll
Although there is a chance that certain planets may be habitable for life, the moons of planets may actually have even more to offer. The icy moons of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune have taught us important lessons about new volcanic forms—cryovolcanism—and the bizarre landscapes sculpted by those erupting geysers. Many ice moons and dwarf planets, including Ceres and Pluto, are in fact sea worlds, hiding deep oceans beneath their ice crusts. Michael Carroll explores the frozen worlds beyond Mars, delving into the interior forces of migrating ice diapirs, seafloor volcanism and tidal friction, which help form the landscapes found above and biologically friendly environs buried below. He'll cover the latest research in the field, filling in details with his original art.
His new book, Ice Worlds of the Solar System, sells on Amazon for $40. He is offering the book to DAS members and friends at his author’s discount of $25. Cash or check preferred.
About the Speaker:
Author/artist Michael Carroll received the AAS Division of Planetary Science’s Jonathan Eberhart Award for the best planetary science feature article of 2012. He lectures extensively in concert with his various books, and has done invited talks at science museums, aerospace facilities, and NASA centers. He is a Fellow of the International Association for the Astronomical Arts. His thirty-some titles also include Alien Volcanoes, Space Art, Drifting on Alien Winds and several novels. His latest book--part of Springer’s Science and Fiction series—is the novel Lords of the Ice Moons, which takes place primarily on Enceladus (2019). One of Carroll's paintings is on the surface of Mars—in digital form—aboard the Phoenix lander. Carroll is the 2006 recipient of the Lucien Rudaux Award for lifetime achievement in the Astronomical Arts. He loves orange marshmallow circus peanuts, a candy that has undoubtedly been outlawed by the nutrition boards of several countries.