The Young Chronicle: For Grade 3 March 15th, 2015 | Page 3

YOUNG CHRONICLE

Ganymede, Jupiter’s Largest Moon
MARCH 15- THE IDES OF MARCH

NASAʼs Hubble Observations Suggest Underground
Ocean on Jupiter's Largest Moon
NASAʼs Hubble Space Telescope has the best
evidence yet for an underground saltwater ocean on
Ganymede, Jupiterʼs largest moon. This ocean is
thought to have more water than all the water on
Earth's surface.
Identifying liquid water is crucial in the search for
habitable worlds beyond Earth and for the search of
life as we know it. Ganymede is the largest moon in
our solar system.
It is now just one of the large list of objects in the Solar
System now thought to hide an ocean deep below the
surface. These include the dwarf planets Pluto and
Ceres; other Jupiter moons - Europa and Calisto;
Saturn's moons Enceladus, Titan and Mimas; and
possibly Neptune's moon, Triton.

Have you ever wondered why people consider the
number 13 inauspicious or they feel that a black cat
crossing their path will bring bad luck to them. These
are called superstitions. A superstition is the belief that
particular events bring good or bad luck.
There is a proverb in English, ‘Beware the Ides of
March’. It came from William Shakespeare’s play, Julius
Caesar. In the play, a soothsayer says ‘Beware the Ideas
of March’ to Julius Caesar to warn him that this was to
be his assassination day.
Julius Caesar was assassinated on March 15, 44BC by
Roman Senators who were concerned that he had too
much power.
So, “Beware the Ides of March” is now a proverb,
superstition and a phrase that warns of impending
danger and unfortunate events.
Talk to your parents about superstitions. Why are some
considered lucky and some unlucky?
See an animated version of the play, Julius Caesar in the
link below:

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