Nov
28
On the Moons of Jupiter
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Through Kepler’s borrowed telescope,
Io shines in golden light, hiding its secrets.
On Europa, Ganymede and Callisto
Heavy elements, volcanoes, extreme radiation.
Icy surfaces are common, smooth frozen plains.
Dinner table conversations on
Ideas about constructing biospheres,
Melting ice, obtaining minerals, and ways
Humans might survive ultra-cold temperatures.
Calculations on cometary orbits,
Cataclysmic quantum signatures,
Current time-keeping conventions of Earth.
-Jeff in Massachusetts (search phrase “on the moons of jupiter”)