The sky on
your birthday.
Melas, Candor, and Ophir: Valleys of Mariner
Valles Marineris, Mars's grand canyon, is a vast system of depressions stretching 4,000 kilometers along the Martian equator. This spectacular perspective view, first imaged by the Mariner 9 spacecraft, looks north over the canyon's central regions. Dark Melas Chasma lies in the foreground, with Candor Chasma and the steep walls of Ophir Chasma near the horizon. The complex geological history of this region includes faulting, surface collapse, and landslides.
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Released on your day
Space pictures released on your month and day in other years, or a few days either side. Each one is sharp enough to print as a poster.
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The Earth on your day The Earth on 17 February 2005 · Pilbara, Western Australia See it as a poster -
Released on 17 February 2005 Titan Mosaic - Feb 2005 See it as a poster -
Released on 17 February 2004 Track-and-Trench 2 See it as a poster -
Released on 17 February 2010 Our Neighbor Andromeda See it as a poster -
Released on 17 February 2010 Fornax Galaxy Cluster See it as a poster -
Released on 17 February 2011 Wide-field view of NGC 2841 (ground-based image) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 17 FEB 2005 falls under Aquarius (♒). The sign's window runs from 01-20 through 02-18. Aquarius is home to the Helix Nebula, the closest planetary nebula to Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 17 FEB 2005.