Meteor Crater 10am – 5pm

 

8am – 11am: Full Rim Tour

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2pm: Meteor Crater Programming Begins

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Welcome and introductions

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Proclamation by Coconino Supervisor Judy Begay

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Program by Ken Zoll, Verde Valley Archaeology Center’s Executive Director Emeritus, on H. H. Nininger: Master of Meteorites.

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Harvey H. Nininger is considered by many to be the “Father of American Meteoritics. During his long career, he wrote ten books and 162 articles on meteoritics. He also operated the American Meteorite Museum on Route 66, north of Meteor Crater, from 1946 to 1953 in the former Meteor Crater Observatory. The museum was later moved to Sedona’s Main Street in 1953 where it operated until 1960.

 

In this program, Ken Zoll will discuss Nininger’s colorful career, including his hunt for meteorites, his museums, and his discoveries at Meteor Crater. Following the program, Ken will sign copies of his recently published biography of Nininger.

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Ongoing Activities: Food, Scavenger Hunt, and Face Painting

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Lowell Observatory 5pm – 11pm

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7pm: Lowell Programming Begins

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Welcome and introductions

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Proclamations by Coconino Supervisor Judy Begay and Flagstaff Mayor Becky Daggett

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Program by Dr. Teddy Kareta, Lowell Observatory Planetary Scientist, and Melissa Sevigny, KNAU Science Reporter: Asteroids and Planetary Defense: What we learned from the DART Mission.

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Melissa Sevigny will lead a discussion with Teddy Kareta about what we’ve learned from DART, the first planetary defense mission, which was designed to demonstrate the possibility of deflecting an asteroid’s orbit by impacting a probe on the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos in 2022.
 

Ongoing Activities: Telescope Viewing, Boba Tea, Kids Activities, Science Demos, Scavenger Hunt, and Trivia Table