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Bonestell Panorama from Mars
Imagine standing on Mars, looking around at the dusty, rocky landscape. This 360-degree panorama was stitched together from over 200 exposures taken by the Spirit rover. It captures the view from near Home Plate, a unique plateau where the rover spent a Martian winter. The image gives us a sense of what a human explorer might see on the Red Planet.
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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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Released on 20 January 2026 Helix Nebula (NIRCam image) See it as a poster -
Released on 20 January 2014 Seeing double See it as a poster -
Released on 20 January 2026 Io in True Color See it as a poster -
Released on 20 January 2014 Baryon Acoustic Oscillations from SDSS-III See it as a poster -
Released on 20 January 2021 The Magnetic Field of the Whirlpool Galaxy See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 20 JAN 2009 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 20 JAN 2009.