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A Sundial for Mars

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The Mars Surveyor Lander, scheduled to arrive on Mars in 2002, carries a sundial. This instrument, inspired by Bill Nye, helps measure time by the shadows the Martian sun casts. Sundials were once crucial timekeepers on Earth, and this one allows a public display of time on another planet. It also serves a practical purpose, aiding in camera calibration for the mission.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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TAURUS

In tropical astrology, 28 APR 1999 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 28 APR 1999.

THE ALMANAC FOR 28 APR 1999
DAY
Wednesday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 94% lit
POSITION
Day 118 of 365
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