PULL · 16 OCT 2001

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A Newly Active Volcano on Jupiter's Io

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Galileo spacecraft images revealed a newly active volcano plume on Jupiter's moon Io in August. This plume, the highest ever discovered, was above a previously undocumented volcano. The original plume seen in January, above Tvashtar Catena, was no longer visible.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
LIBRA

In tropical astrology, 16 OCT 2001 falls under Libra (♎). The sign's window runs from 09-23 through 10-22. Libra is the only zodiac constellation named for an inanimate object, the scales of judgment. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 16 OCT 2001.

THE ALMANAC FOR 16 OCT 2001
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
New moon, 1% lit
POSITION
Day 289 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Orionid shower, peaks in 5 days