PULL · 4 JAN 2004

This was
your sky.

Spirit Rover Bounces Down on Mars

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NASA's Spirit Rover successfully landed on Mars after a nearly 500 million kilometer voyage. This artist's illustration depicts the spacecraft in the final stages of its entry, descent, and landing phase. This phase, dubbed "Six Minutes of Terror," involved entering the Martian atmosphere at about 12,000 miles per hour.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
CAPRICORN

In tropical astrology, 4 JAN 2004 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 4 JAN 2004.

THE ALMANAC FOR 4 JAN 2004
DAY
Sunday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 90% lit
POSITION
Day 4 of 366
METEOR SHOWER
Quadrantid shower, peak tonight