The Universe by James B. Garvin, Ph.D.The Portuguese Task Force for the Commemorations of the V Centenary of Circumnavigation
500 years of legacy
The Portuguese explorer Magellan left his legacy in the first circumnavigation trip to planet Earth, the first orbital experience of our planet. And today, looking 500 years after that trip, we see the full extent of space, the cosmic ocean we have conquered since then.
Our Ocean World: Still Worth Exploring by James B. Garvin, Ph.D.The Portuguese Task Force for the Commemorations of the V Centenary of Circumnavigation
Our Ocean World: Still Worth Exploring
Today we see Earth through satelitte views that show us the oceans that Magellan sailed.
The Blue Planet by James B. Garvin, Ph.D.The Portuguese Task Force for the Commemorations of the V Centenary of Circumnavigation
Sailing the "Waters" of Cosmic Oceans
Magellan ships carried him around Earth, at a time when it was unimaginable.
LIFE Photo Collection
Learning from the Magellan Legacy
Now his legacy lives on in space through the spacecraft named after Magellan.
Magellan Spacecraft by James B. Garvin, Ph.D.The Portuguese Task Force for the Commemorations of the V Centenary of Circumnavigation
From Magellan 1520 (earth) to Magellan 1991 (venus)
30 years ago the Magellan spacecraft set sail and went to explore our sister planet, Venus.
Spacecraft Magellan
The Magellan Spacecraft was the first deep space probe launched by the United States of America in almost 11 years, and also the first probe launched by a space shuttle.
Lost Oceans: Our Sister Planet Venus by James B. Garvin, Ph.D.The Portuguese Task Force for the Commemorations of the V Centenary of Circumnavigation
Lost Oceans
The Magellan spacecraft found that at least 85% of the surface of Venus is covered with volcanic flows. Magellan gave us the views that carry our imagination to the cosmic oceans of this world where we believe its seas where lost in time, billions of years ago.
New Ocean Worlds? by James B. Garvin, Ph.D.The Portuguese Task Force for the Commemorations of the V Centenary of Circumnavigation
Frozen in rock seas of the Moon
50 years ago, the Project Apollo gave us the "Earthrise" from the perspective of the Moon.
Today, thanks to the spacecraft Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter we can see the landscapes of the Moon as if we were there.
The Sun: Our Star by James B. Garvin, Ph.D.The Portuguese Task Force for the Commemorations of the V Centenary of Circumnavigation
Our Star
The sun, our star, drives the energy of our solar system and show us what other stars are like. Today we set sail to get to know the sun even better through the Parker Solar Probe mission.
Mars: New "Ocean" Worlds by James B. Garvin, Ph.D.The Portuguese Task Force for the Commemorations of the V Centenary of Circumnavigation
Mars and the unknown
And now we move on to explore the planet where we ask the though questions: Are we alone? Is this a place we're going?
Rockscapes and hidden waters by James B. Garvin, Ph.D.The Portuguese Task Force for the Commemorations of the V Centenary of Circumnavigation
Rockscapes and hidden waters
On Mars we know that the record of water is lurking in the rocks and in its climate history.
Venus Atmosphere by James B. Garvin, Ph.D.The Portuguese Task Force for the Commemorations of the V Centenary of Circumnavigation
Jupiter's Atmospheric Oceans
From Mars we can see also the record of water in planets like Jupiter, where its beautiful system of clouds and circulation can be captured with spacecraft through the mind's eyes of humanity.
Islands in Our Cosmic Sea by James B. Garvin, Ph.D.The Portuguese Task Force for the Commemorations of the V Centenary of Circumnavigation
Earth at the scale of Saturn
When we see Earth at the scale of Saturn we can imagine how small we are in that Cosmic Ocean.
In Titan, Saturn's largest moon, oceans exist, but not of water.
Space is Our New Ocean by James B. Garvin, Ph.D.The Portuguese Task Force for the Commemorations of the V Centenary of Circumnavigation
New Ocean Worlds
Little did Ferdinand Magellan know that all of these other worlds would harbor different kinds of fluids.
The James Webb Space Telescope by James B. Garvin, Ph.D.The Portuguese Task Force for the Commemorations of the V Centenary of Circumnavigation
The Forever Frontier
The next step is the James Webb Space Telescope, a cosmic voyager like Magellan. Launching in 2021it will extend our imagination to those new oceanic worlds that we can only see in our mind's eyes.
The Magellan Legacy by James B. Garvin, Ph.D.The Portuguese Task Force for the Commemorations of the V Centenary of Circumnavigation
Magellan Legacy
Today we celebrate Magellan.
500 years after the oceanic exploration that carried us forward to the exploration of deep space: the forever frontier.
Global Exploration Summit - GLEX
Part of the Official Program of Celebrations, the Global Exploration Summit (GLEX) is a pioneering summit that brings together living legends of scientific exploration of the planet and space in a debate for the deepening of knowledge of our world and other worlds around us.
To help us frame the objectives of this summit, we talked to Richard Garriott, The Explorers Club's president, one of the promoters of the event, who told us about his admiration for the explorer Ferdinand Magellan.
Talks: New Frontiers by Mission Structure of the V the 5th Centennial of the First Voyage of Circum-NavigationThe Portuguese Task Force for the Commemorations of the V Centenary of Circumnavigation
Curatorship and scientific supervision of: NASA Chief Scentist James GarvinCredits: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Technical support: Mito+Rito
