PULL · 22 OCT 1996

This was
your sky.

The Cracked Ice Plains of Europa

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Europa, one of Jupiter's moons, has the smoothest surface in the solar system, made mostly of cracked water-ice. This false-colored image from the Galileo spacecraft shows blue ice plains. These are divided by dirty red and brown bands of mottled terrain. Scientists are still studying what caused these extensive cracks.

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The Cracked Ice Plains of Europa
1996-10-22 · ♎
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The Cracked Ice Plains of Europa
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Move your cursor across the card to tilt it. Holographic foil ripples through the edges and surface as you go.

ZODIAC CONTEXT
LIBRA

In tropical astrology, 22 OCT 1996 falls under Libra (♎). The sign's window runs from 09-23 through 10-22. Libra is the only zodiac constellation named for an inanimate object, the scales of judgment. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 22 OCT 1996.

THE ALMANAC FOR 22 OCT 1996
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 76% lit
POSITION
Day 296 of 366
METEOR SHOWER
Orionid shower, peaked yesterday