PULL · 10 DEC 2003

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Cassini Approaches Saturn

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COSMIC MESSAGE

NASA's Cassini spacecraft, launched in 1997, is approaching Saturn. This color composite from early November 2003 shows many details in Saturn's rings and cloud-tops. Cassini will begin orbiting and studying Saturn in July 2004.

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Cassini Approaches Saturn
2003-12-10 · ♐
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Cassini Approaches Saturn
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Move your cursor across the card to tilt it. Holographic foil ripples through the edges and surface as you go.

ZODIAC CONTEXT
SAGITTARIUS

In tropical astrology, 10 DEC 2003 falls under Sagittarius (♐). The sign's window runs from 11-22 through 12-21. Sagittarius points straight at the center of the Milky Way, our galaxy's brightest region. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 10 DEC 2003.

THE ALMANAC FOR 10 DEC 2003
DAY
Wednesday
MOON
Full moon, 97% lit
POSITION
Day 344 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Geminid shower, peaks in 4 days