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Polar Polygons on Mars

NASA APOD · Malin Space Science Systems, MOC, MGS, JPL, NASA
COSMIC MESSAGE

This image, resembling a city street map, shows naturally formed fragmented polar polygons on Mars. These polygons are interesting because they may indicate regions where water ice lies within a few meters of the surface. Similar polygons on Earth's arctic and Antarctic regions form from repetitive freezing and thawing cycles.

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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
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CANCER

In tropical astrology, 14 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 14 JUL 2004.

THE ALMANAC FOR 14 JUL 2004
DAY
Wednesday
MOON
Waning crescent, 10% lit
POSITION
Day 196 of 366
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