PULL · 25 AUG 2001

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Pioneer 10: The First 7 Billion Miles

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Pioneer 10, launched 25 years before this image, was 7.3 billion miles away. It is almost 11 light-hours distant, about twice as far from the Sun as Pluto. Pioneer 10 is bound for interstellar space at 28,000 miles per hour. This spacecraft holds many firsts, including being the first human artifact to venture beyond the known planets of the Solar System.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
VIRGO

In tropical astrology, 25 AUG 2001 falls under Virgo (♍). The sign's window runs from 08-23 through 09-22. Virgo is the largest zodiac constellation, holding the heart of the Virgo galaxy cluster. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 25 AUG 2001.

THE ALMANAC FOR 25 AUG 2001
DAY
Saturday
MOON
First quarter, 37% lit
POSITION
Day 237 of 365