I could get lost in all the information that is available on
the Internet concerning this mission. Although not a huge space nut, I do think
it’s cool that we are exploring the space around us. The NASA Juno website
is especially cool with a haunting soundtrack reminiscent of Myst and other neat multimedia tidbits.
But the real impetus for today’s blog is those three little
Lego figures:
Two fictional characters and a scientist?
In case you can’t pick them out, here’s who is riding Juno on its five-year trek to Jupiter:
Jupiter: On
the right is Jupiter, the king of the
Roman gods (or Jim Morrison). Jupiter
makes all the sense in the world, right? I mean, the mission is to explore his
eponymous world. Luckily he has his trademark lightning bolts handy in case
things get dicey.
Juno: In the middle is Juno, Jupiter’s wife. One website I found, that talks about the Roman gods, mentioned that Jupiter was a little scared of Juno. That must be because she used to hit him with the frying pan she is holding in her hand. I swear when I first looked at this picture I thought to myself, ‘Why are they sending a Lego image of Chris Evert into space?'
Galileo: On the left, we have Galileo Galilei, the Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher. Naturally, he’s holding a telescope and a soccer ball-sized rendition of Jupiter – the planet – not the Roman god. I can only imagine that Galileo is a tad cranky about a couple of things; one, his head looks ridiculous. The least NASA and Lego could have done was give him a comb-over. And two, he’s no doubt thinking to himself, ‘How did I get stuck on a five-year space journey with two mythological figures?’ NASA could’ve put a red velvet hat on him and he would’ve looked like Santa Claus bearing astronomical gifts.
I don’t really believe in extra-terrestrials. But for the sake of argument, what if some alien life forms are cruising by Jupiter around 2016 – maybe the ones that are in that cloaked ship out by Mercury – and happen upon these three figures. What are they going to think about Earth and the people who inhabit our planet?
What do you think?
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