becauseofthiswoman: Name: Carolyn PorcoDate: 1953-present  Why she rocks: She’s the head of the Cassini imaging team. (Cassini is a spacecraft mission to Saturn plus its satellites). She and her teams have always been adding to our knowledge of the outer planets and their moons even back to Voyager. She’s also a great public speaker, who did some TED talks. Quote: “Get ready….Cassini flies close by Dione, and takes some pics of Enc(Enceladus) too. We’ll post the goods when they’re done on the ground”-@carolynporco     Because of this woman…we have more knowledge in planetary science and someone who is in science who is also active in the public.Submitted by neutron7.tumblr.com  Click for high-res photo

becauseofthiswoman:

Name: Carolyn Porco
Date: 1953-present 

Why she rocks: She’s the head of the Cassini imaging team. (Cassini is a spacecraft mission to Saturn plus its satellites). She and her teams have always been adding to our knowledge of the outer planets and their moons even back to Voyager. She’s also a great public speaker, who did some TED talks.

Quote: “Get ready….Cassini flies close by Dione, and takes some pics of Enc(Enceladus) too. We’ll post the goods when they’re done on the ground”-@carolynporco    

Because of this woman…we have more knowledge in planetary science and someone who is in science who is also active in the public.

Submitted by neutron7.tumblr.com 

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    grossly underrated science communicator. I highly recommend taking a trip with
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