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Planetary Pursuit: Jupiter Event Cache

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Texasgal60: It was fun to see what everybody’s zodiac sign and if it fit their personality. Thanks coming, everyone.

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Hidden : Monday, April 2, 2018
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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The year is 2650. You are invited to join the Geocaching Explorers Club and be among the first geocachers to visit every planet in our solar system earning souvenirs along the way.

From March 19 to April 8, collect points by logging caches, attending events, or completing other geocaching actions. Earn up to 10 new souvenirs by individually collecting 500 points on the Friend League during the promotion period.

Next Pursuit: Jupiter

The average distance between Jupiter and the Sun is 778 million km (about 5.2 times the average distance between Earth and the Sun, or 5.2 AU) and it completes an orbit every 11.86 years.

The ancient Chinese also observed the orbit of Jupiter or Suìxīng (歲星) and established their cycle of 12 earthly branches based on its approximate number of years; the Chinese language still uses its name (simplified as ) when referring to years of age. By the 4th  century BC, these observations had developed into the Chinese zodiac with each year associated with a Tai Sui star and god controlling the region of the heavens opposite Jupiter's position in the night sky; these beliefs survive in some Taoist religious practices and in the East Asian zodiac's twelve animals, now often popularly assumed to be related to the arrival of the animals before Buddha. 

Where: Chinese Wok, 2205 Center St, Deer Park, TX

When: 5:30-7:30 p.m.

I have to be somewhere at 6:15, but anyone who comes after I leave, is welcome to stay and chit chat.

 

Bring your geotales and travel bugs to share.

 

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