This week on The Sound Kitchen,
you’ll hear the answer to the question about Juno and Jupiter. There’s
“On This Day”, a musical hommage to the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the
US, and of course, the quiz. Just click on the arrow in the photo and
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This week’s quiz: On 9 July, I asked you a question about the planet Jupiter. NASA’s spaceship Juno had just arrived at Jupiter, after a five year flight!
Scientists believe Jupiter is probably the first planet formed after the sun – and hence holds the keys to understanding the origins of our solar system. The tests Juno will perform (how much water Jupiter contains and the possible presence of a rocky core) could reveal where in the solar system Jupiter was created, and provide clues to the early days of other planets. So it’s all about searching for some hints about our beginnings, how everything started.
Jupiter has four major moons. The man who discovered these moons realized they were moving in orbit around the planet – which was the first time objects were discovered to be orbiting around another planet. My questions to you were: who discovered Jupiter’s four major moons, in what year did he discover them, and what are the names of those moons?
The answer is: The man who discovered the moons is Galileo Galilei (1564 – 1642). Galileo was an Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, philosopher, and mathematician. Galileo is often called the "father of observational astronomy", the "father of modern physics", the "father of scientific method", and the "father of science".
Galileo’s contributions to observational astronomy include the telescopic confirmation of the phases of Venus and the discovery of the four largest moons of Jupiter. He discovered the four moons in 1610, and published his findings in a book called The Starry Messenger.
Galileo believed that the Earth and the planets revolve around the sun. This was thought to be heretical by the Roman Catholic Church, and Galileo was brought to trial by the Inquisition in 1615. He was found "vehemently suspect of heresy" and spent the rest of his life under house arrest. At least they didn’t kill him – burning at the stake was the thing to do to heretics in those days.
The names of the moons are: Callisto, Ganymede, Io, Europa. Why? Jupiter is the Roman Sky and Thunder God, and the King of the Gods (his Greek name is Zeus). Jupiter was rather naughty, and often came down to earth, disguised, and seduced mortals. And who were some of those poor, unsuspecting mortals? You guessed it: Callisto, Ganymede, Io, and Europa.
So the correct answers are: Galileo. 1610. Callisto, Ganymede, Io, and Europa.
The winners are: Two RFI Listeners Club members: Mr Riaz Hussain from Chiniot District, Pakistan, and Father Steve Wara, who lives and serves at the Cistercian Abbey in Bamenda, Cameroon. There’s Abdol Bari from the RFI Fan Club in Naogaon, Bangladesh; Joseph Simushi from Nairobi, Kenya and Mrs C O Agboola from Ekiti State, Nigeria.
Congratulations winners!
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