PULL · 8 DEC 1996

This was
your sky.

Degas Ray Crater on Mercury Credit:

NASA APOD

COSMIC MESSAGE

Mercury, like Earth's Moon, is covered in craters from an intense bombardment early in the Solar System's history. This mosaic from Mariner 10, the only spacecraft to image Mercury in detail before Messenger, shows the 27-mile-wide Degas crater. Bright rays of light-colored material, blasted out during the crater's formation, emanate from its center.

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SKYBORN

Degas Ray Crater on Mercury Credit:

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BORN 10794 days ago

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ZODIAC CONTEXT

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SAGITTARIUS

In tropical astrology, 8 DEC 1996 falls under Sagittarius (♐). The sign's window runs from 11-22 through 12-21. Sagittarius points straight at the center of the Milky Way, our galaxy's brightest region. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 8 DEC 1996.

THE ALMANAC FOR 8 DEC 1996

DAY

Sunday

MOON

Waning crescent, 5% lit

POSITION

Day 343 of 366

SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS

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This was your sky.

Degas Ray Crater on Mercury Credit:

This was
your sky.