PULL · 30 JUN 1997 This was
This was
your sky.
NEAR Mathilde
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COSMIC MESSAGE
On its way to study asteroid 433 Eros, the NEAR spacecraft flew past another asteroid, 253 Mathilde. This image shows Mathilde as a heavily cratered, very dark chunk of rock, roughly 60 kilometers across. Mathilde orbits the Sun in the main asteroid belt, between Mars and Jupiter.
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UNCOMMON 
1997-06-30 · ♋
SKYBORN
NEAR Mathilde
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BORN 10590 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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CANCER
In tropical astrology, 30 JUN 1997 falls under Cancer (♋). The sign's window runs from 06-21 through 07-22. Cancer is marked by the Beehive Cluster, M44, a loose family of stars visible to the naked eye on a dark night. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 30 JUN 1997.
THE ALMANAC FOR 30 JUN 1997
DAY
Monday
MOON
Waning crescent, 24% lit
POSITION
Day 181 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS