PULL · 21 OCT 2009

This was
your sky.

Martian Dust Devil Trails

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Martian dust devils leave twisting dark trails across the planet's surface. These miniature wind vortices are columns of rising air heated by the warm ground. The HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured this image of their tracks.

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Martian Dust Devil Trails
2009-10-21 · ♎
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Martian Dust Devil Trails
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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
LIBRA

In tropical astrology, 21 OCT 2009 falls under Libra (♎). The sign's window runs from 09-23 through 10-22. Libra is the only zodiac constellation named for an inanimate object, the scales of judgment. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 21 OCT 2009.

THE ALMANAC FOR 21 OCT 2009
DAY
Wednesday
MOON
Waxing crescent, 7% lit
POSITION
Day 294 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Orionid shower, peak tonight