PULL · 2 JUL 2004

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The Encke Gap: A Moon Goes Here

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Yesterday, Cassini became the first spacecraft to orbit Saturn, passing through a 25,000-kilometer gap in the rings at 15 kilometers per second. Its narrow-angle camera then captured this close-up of the Encke Gap, a much smaller, 300-kilometer wide feature. The image shows scalloped edges and density wave patterns within the rings flanking the gap. These details provide valuable information about the dynamics of Saturn's ring system.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
CANCER

In tropical astrology, 2 JUL 2004 falls under Cancer (♋). The sign's window runs from 06-21 through 07-22. Cancer is marked by the Beehive Cluster, M44, a loose family of stars visible to the naked eye on a dark night. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 2 JUL 2004.

THE ALMANAC FOR 2 JUL 2004
DAY
Friday
MOON
Full moon, 100% lit
POSITION
Day 184 of 366