Today's featured list: The
moons of Saturn are numerous and diverse, ranging from tiny
moonlets less than 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) across to the enormous
Titan, which is larger than the planet
Mercury.
Saturn has sixty-two
moons with confirmed orbits, fifty-three of which have names, and only thirteen of which have diameters larger than 50 kilometers (31 mi). Saturn has seven moons that are large enough to
become spherical, and dense
rings with complex orbital motions of their own.
Today's featured topic: The
Guadalcanal Campaign was fought between
August 1942 and
February 1943 on and around the island of
Guadalcanal in the
Pacific theatre of
World War II. Allied forces, predominantly
American, landed on the islands of Guadalcanal,
Tulagi, and
Florida in the southern
Solomon Islands, overwhelming the Japanese defenders and capturing an airfield (later named
Henderson Field). The Japanese made several attempts to retake Henderson Field. Three major land battles, five large naval battles, and continual, almost daily aerial battles culminated in the decisive
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in early
November 1942. The Guadalcanal campaign was a significant strategic
combined arms victory by Allied forces over the Japanese in the Pacific theatre.
Listen to The first movement of Spring, from The Four Seasons
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Today's featured sound: The Four Seasons, a set of four violin concertos by Antonio Vivaldi. Composed in 1723, The Four Seasons is Vivaldi's best-known work, and is among the most popular pieces of Baroque music. The texture of each concerto is varied, each resembling its respective season. Performed by John Harrison and the Wichita State University Chamber Players.