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“A Bucket-Wheel Excavator on Earth” is copyrighted by ThyssenKrupp Technologies, SwapMeetDave. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis bucket-wheel excavator is one of the largest mobile machines on Earth, used in surface mining. These machines can be over 200 meters long and 100 meters high, capable of dramatically altering the planet's surface. Some open-pit mines they create are even visible from orbit.
The Sun on 24 October 2010
NASA SDO took this picture on 24 October 2010, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 24 October 2010 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 24 October 2010 · Himalaya and Tibet See it as a poster -
Released on 24 October 2016 Youthful NGC 362 See it as a poster -
Released on 24 October 1990 Most distant "normal'' galaxy known, G 0102 190 See it as a poster -
Released on 24 October 2018 Digitized Sky Survey image around NGC 2467 See it as a poster -
Released on 24 October 2006 Globular cluster 47 Tucanae (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 24 October 2020 Industrial mining activity is pictured in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile, which is one of the most arid places See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 24 OCT 2010 falls under Scorpio (♏). The sign's window runs from 10-23 through 11-21. Scorpio is marked by Antares, a red supergiant the size of Mars's orbit. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 24 OCT 2010.
Questions about October 24, 2010
What space photo was released on October 24, 2010?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 24, 2010 was "A Bucket-Wheel Excavator on Earth". It's a photographer's copyrighted image, so we link to it on NASA's site and show the Sun or the Earth that day instead.
What was the Moon's phase on October 24, 2010?
A full moon, about 98% lit.
What day of the week was October 24, 2010?
October 24, 2010 was a Sunday, day 297 of the 365 days in 2010.
Was there a meteor shower on October 24, 2010?
Yes: the Orionid shower, peaked 3 days ago.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 24, 2010?
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory photographed the Sun that day, and NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth. Both are on this page, next to the card.
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