Circumstances Quote by Carolyn Porco

As far as Europa goes, Europa very likely has an ocean under its surface. In that regard, Europa and Enceladus are on equal par.…

— Carolyn Porco

Saturn is accompanied by a very large and diverse collection of moons. They range in size from a few kilometers across to as big…

— Carolyn Porco

Titan is the one place in our solar system whose geographical and atmospheric diversity and complexity are rivaled only by the Earth's. It's very…

— Carolyn Porco

Boy, when you come to study something, and you come to understand it - you know, even if it's just a little discovery that…

— Carolyn Porco

Those of us engaged in the practice of science come to feel a certain reverence for it, engendered by its demonstrable power to dissect,…

— Carolyn Porco

Most of the solar system resides beyond the orbits of the asteroids. There is more to learn there about general planetary processes than on…

— Carolyn Porco

Nothing will ever be what the Voyager mission was,

— Carolyn Porco

As far as I'm concerned, Enceladus has become the go-to place in our solar system for issues bearing on extraterrestrial life. It's a great…

— Carolyn Porco

Being a scientist and staring immensity and eternity in the face every day is as grand and inspiring as it gets,

— Carolyn Porco

For me, it was my first cosmic connection, on par with a first kiss. No other planet looks as unworldly or surreal as Saturn.…

— Carolyn Porco

My whole entry into astronomy started from a spiritual place.

— Carolyn Porco

Even by the diverse standards of Saturn's satellites, Enceladus was an outlier. Its icy surface was as white and bright as fresh snow, and…

— Carolyn Porco