Current Moon Phase
Waxing Crescent Moon The moon is currently in Aquarius The moon is 1 day old
Distance: 60 earth radii
Ecliptic latitude: -4 degrees
Ecliptic longitude: 324 degrees-
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Color photo of Mars surface
If you are not afraid of very large image files (this one is over 9MB large), have a look at this high-resolution picture that the recently landed curiosity rover sent to earth: http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/jpeg/PIA16051.jpg It is the first high resolution pic … Continue reading
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August 6 – Curiosity Rover At Mars
The Curiosity Rover is scheduled to touch down on the red planet of Mars on August 16, 2012. If the landing is successful, the rover will have completed a journey totaling 352 million miles. Not only is the distance extreme, … Continue reading