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“Searching for Meteorites in Antarctica” is copyrighted by Ralph P. Harvey (CWRU), Antarctic Search for Meteorites Program, NASA, NSF. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteAntarctica is an excellent place to find meteorites. While meteors fall everywhere, they are often buried or hard to distinguish from terrestrial rocks. In East Antarctica, vast sheets of pure blue ice make dark rocks stand out clearly. These dark rocks have a high probability of being meteorites, fragments of other worlds that have fallen to Earth.
The Earth on 26 December 2002 · Lake Eyre, Australia
NASA Terra took this picture on 26 December 2002, the day itself, not a release date.
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Released on 26 December 2017 Grand Spiral Galaxy NGC 1232 See it as a poster -
Released on 26 December 2011 Faint galaxy with popping pink features See it as a poster -
Released on 26 December 2022 Hubble Spies a Long-Armed Galaxy See it as a poster -
Released on 26 December 2012 2012 in MESSENGER Images See it as a poster -
Released on 26 December 2019 The shadow of the Moon is cast over portions of Malaysia and the Philippines during today's solar eclipse See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 26 DEC 2002 falls under Capricorn (♑). The sign's window runs from 12-22 through 01-19. Capricorn is the dimmest zodiac constellation, but rich in deep-sky objects south of the celestial equator. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 26 DEC 2002.
Questions about December 26, 2002
What space photo was released on December 26, 2002?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 26, 2002 was "Searching for Meteorites in Antarctica". 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 December 26, 2002?
A last quarter moon, about 55% lit.
What day of the week was December 26, 2002?
December 26, 2002 was a Thursday, day 360 of the 365 days in 2002.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on December 26, 2002?
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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