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A Bucket-Wheel Excavator on Earth

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COSMIC MESSAGE

This image shows a bucket-wheel excavator, one of the largest mobile machines on Earth. Used in surface mining, these machines can be over 200 meters long and 100 meters high. They have dramatically changed the face of our planet, creating open pit mines that are visible from orbit.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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SAGITTARIUS

In tropical astrology, 22 NOV 2006 falls under Sagittarius (♐). The sign's window runs from 11-22 through 12-21. Sagittarius points straight at the center of the Milky Way, our galaxy's brightest region. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 22 NOV 2006.

THE ALMANAC FOR 22 NOV 2006
DAY
Wednesday
MOON
New moon, 3% lit
POSITION
Day 326 of 365
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