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Stargazers had a rare opportunity to view one of the solar system's most unique planets and its moons when the Monnig Meteorite Gallery hosted Jupiter Day on Thursday evening, April 22, 2004. Jupiter Day was a free educational community event.

Evening activities consisted of telescope viewing of Jupiter and its moons, interacting with rocks from space in the meteorite gallery, pelting Jupiter with a comet, and much more. There was also a scientific talk on the four Galilean moons of Jupiter given by Dr. Paul Schenk, staff scientist at the Lunar & Planetary Institute.

Jupiter Day was a wonderful opportunity for parents and students to engage in meaningful science explorations. The weather was perfect and the event was a big success. We had 593 guests at the telescopes and 386 guests in the Monnig Meteorite Gallery.

A space age family visits the Monnig Meteorite Gallery for our Jupiter Day event
Jupiter Day
[left] Dr. Paul Schenk, Staff Scientist, Lunar & Planetary Institute, gives a lecture on the moons of Jupiter to the general public.
To receive notification of upcoming Monnig Meteorite Gallery events and workshops, send your e-mail address and/or your snail mail address to t.moss@tcu.edu