PULL · 20 APR 2009

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your sky.

Flowing Barchan Sand Dunes on Mars

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COSMIC MESSAGE

On Mars, even sand dunes can look like flowing liquid. These barchan dunes, shaped by persistent winds, appear to drip and streak across the landscape. This image shows them on two flat-topped mesas in southern Mars, as the season shifts from spring to summer.

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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
TAURUS

In tropical astrology, 20 APR 2009 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 20 APR 2009.

THE ALMANAC FOR 20 APR 2009
DAY
Monday
MOON
Waning crescent, 19% lit
POSITION
Day 110 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Lyrid shower, peaks in 2 days