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Haunting Mars

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Mars Global Surveyor is resuming aerobraking into a mapping orbit around Mars. Its wide-angle cameras recently captured this shadowy image of Olympus Mons, the Solar System's largest volcano. Olympus Mons' summit depression, or caldera, is about 40 miles across and 15 miles above the Martian surface. The spacecraft recorded this image from an altitude of over 100 miles.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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SCORPIO

In tropical astrology, 31 OCT 1997 falls under Scorpio (♏). The sign's window runs from 10-23 through 11-21. Scorpio is marked by Antares, a red supergiant the size of Mars's orbit. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 31 OCT 1997.

THE ALMANAC FOR 31 OCT 1997
DAY
Friday
MOON
New moon, 0% lit
POSITION
Day 304 of 365
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