On Jupiter 29 years old

This 54 minute program - narrated by actor John Hurt - chronicles the story of Jupiter starting with Galileo Galilei's Jupiter observations in the 1600's through the impacts of Comet Shoemaker-Levy on July 16-22, 1994. Computer animations and information are provided to give the viewer a solid background on the significance of Galileo's encounter with Jupiter. Also featured are interviews with comet discoverers Gene and Carolyn Shoemaker and David Levy, Caltech planetary scientist Andrew Ingersoll, Galileo Project Manager Bill O'Neil and other members of the Galileo mission team.

Credits

On Jupiter Cast

Name Character
John Hurt He was 55, 77 years old when he died as Narrator

On Jupiter Crew

Name Department
On Jupiter (29 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, August 03, 1995
  • Runtime: 54 minutes