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“Fullerenes as Miniature Cosmic Time Capsules” is copyrighted by Keith Beardmore (LANL). NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteScientists found fullerenes, also called buckyballs, inside an ancient meteorite that fell to Earth thirty years ago. These fullerenes contained trapped molecules, acting like miniature time capsules from billions of years ago. The discovery was made by Luann Becker and her collaborators, who found these extraterrestrial fullerenes were not empty inside.
The Earth on 19 January 2003 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania
NASA Terra took this picture on 19 January 2003, the day itself, not a release date.
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Released on 19 January 2012 Digitized Sky Survey image of the Helix Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 19 January 2012 VISTA’s look at the Helix Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 19 January 2009 Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 253 See it as a poster -
Released on 19 January 2026 CTB 1: The Medulla Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 19 January 2009 The starburst galaxy NGC 253 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 19 JAN 2003 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 19 JAN 2003.
Questions about January 19, 2003
What space photo was released on January 19, 2003?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 19, 2003 was "Fullerenes as Miniature Cosmic Time Capsules". 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 January 19, 2003?
A full moon, about 98% lit.
What day of the week was January 19, 2003?
January 19, 2003 was a Sunday, day 19 of the 365 days in 2003.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on January 19, 2003?
NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth that day. It's on this page, next to the card.
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