BIRTHDAY · 24 JUL 2002

The sky on
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NASA'S PICTURE FOR THIS DAY

“Our Busy Solar System” is copyrighted by MPC, CBAT, Harvard CfA, IAU. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Our Solar System is a busy place, filled with planets, rocks, comets, and asteroids. This plot shows the positions of known inner Solar System objects on July 20, 2002. Light blue lines indicate planetary orbits. Green dots are asteroids, and red dots are asteroids that come within 1.3 Earth-Sun distances of the Sun.

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The Earth on 24 July 2002 · Sahara, Algeria

NASA TERRA · THE EARTH THAT DAY

NASA Terra took this picture on 24 July 2002, the day itself, not a release date.

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The Earth on 24 July 2002 · Sahara, Algeria
2002-07-24 · ♌
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The Earth on 24 July 2002 · Sahara, Algeria
NASA TERRA · THE EARTH THAT DAY
BORN 8,876 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LEO

In tropical astrology, 24 JUL 2002 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 24 JUL 2002.

THE ALMANAC FOR 24 JUL 2002
DAY
Wednesday
MOON
Full moon, 100% lit
POSITION
Day 205 of 365

Questions about July 24, 2002

What space photo was released on July 24, 2002?

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 24, 2002 was "Our Busy Solar System". It's a photographer's copyrighted image, so we link to it on NASA's site and show the Sun or the Earth that day instead.

What was the Moon's phase on July 24, 2002?

A full moon, about 100% lit.

What day of the week was July 24, 2002?

July 24, 2002 was a Wednesday, day 205 of the 365 days in 2002.

What did the Sun and the Earth look like on July 24, 2002?

NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth that day. It's on this page, next to the card.

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