The sky on
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Layered Mars: An Ancient Water World?
Layers upon layers stretch across the floor of West Candor Chasma within Mars's Valles Marineris. This Mars Global Surveyor image covers 1.5 by 2.9 kilometers and shows over 100 individual beds. Each layer is smooth, hard enough to form steep edges, and 10 to 11 meters thick.
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Released on your day
Space pictures released on your month and day in other years, or a few days either side. Each one is sharp enough to print as a poster.
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The Earth on your day The Earth on 5 December 2000 · Lake Eyre, Australia See it as a poster -
Released on 5 December 2011 Wide-field view of the sky around VFTS 102: the fastest rotating massive star See it as a poster -
Released on 5 December 2015 Layered Craters and Icy Plains See it as a poster -
Released on 5 December 2015 Pluto Badlands See it as a poster -
Released on 5 December 1998 Jupiter Great Red Spot See it as a poster -
Released on 5 December 2022 Flight Day 20: Orion and Our Moon See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 5 DEC 2000 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 5 DEC 2000.
Questions about December 5, 2000
What space photo was released on December 5, 2000?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 5, 2000 was "Layered Mars: An Ancient Water World?". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on December 5, 2000?
A first quarter moon, about 66% lit.
What day of the week was December 5, 2000?
December 5, 2000 was a Tuesday, day 340 of the 366 days in 2000.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on December 5, 2000?
NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth that day. It's on this page, next to the card.
Is it free?
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