The sky on
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Volcanic Bumpy Boulder on Mars
The robotic Spirit rover found this unusually textured rock on Mars, dubbed Bumpy Boulder. It measures just under half a meter high. The pits on the rock are likely vesicles, formed by hot gas bubbling out of hot rock ejected by a Martian volcano. Several similar rocks are visible nearby, suggesting a volcanic origin for the area.
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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 15 May 2006 · Taklamakan Desert See it as a poster -
Released on 15 May 2007 Dark matter ring in galaxy cluster Cl 0024+17 (ZwCl 0024+1652) See it as a poster -
Released on 15 May 2017 Crab on LCD See it as a poster -
Released on 15 May 2017 Very Large Array (radio) Image of the Crab Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 15 May 2017 Spitzer Space Telescope (infrared) Image of the Crab Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 15 May 2017 Hubble Space Telescope (visible) Image of the Crab Nebula See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 15 MAY 2006 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 15 MAY 2006.
Questions about May 15, 2006
What space photo was released on May 15, 2006?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 15, 2006 was "Volcanic Bumpy Boulder on Mars". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on May 15, 2006?
A waning gibbous moon, about 93% lit.
What day of the week was May 15, 2006?
May 15, 2006 was a Monday, day 135 of the 365 days in 2006.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 15, 2006?
NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth that day. It's on this page, next to the card.
Is it free?
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