The sky on
your birthday.
MESSENGER's Degas View
The MESSENGER spacecraft, in orbit around Mercury, captured this color view of Degas Crater. The crater is 52 kilometers in diameter and named after the impressionist painter. MESSENGER's images show intricate cracks on the crater floor, formed from the cooling of molten surface material.
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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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The Sun on your day The Sun on 22 June 2011 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 22 June 2011 · Empty Quarter, Arabia See it as a poster -
Released on 22 June 2011 X-rays, dark matter and galaxies in cluster Abell 2744 See it as a poster -
Released on 22 June 2011 Pandora’s Cluster: The merging galaxy cluster Abell 2744 See it as a poster -
Released on 22 June 2011 X-rays, dark matter and galaxies in the cluster Abell 2744 See it as a poster -
Released on 22 June 2011 Pandora’s Cluster (combined Hubble and VLT view) See it as a poster -
Released on 22 June 2010 Hubble view of the huge star formation region N11 in the Large Magellanic Cloud See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 22 JUN 2011 falls under Cancer (♋). The sign's window runs from 06-21 through 07-22. Cancer is marked by the Beehive Cluster, M44, a loose family of stars visible to the naked eye on a dark night. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 22 JUN 2011.
Questions about June 22, 2011
What space photo was released on June 22, 2011?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 22, 2011 was "MESSENGER's Degas View". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on June 22, 2011?
A last quarter moon, about 63% lit.
What day of the week was June 22, 2011?
June 22, 2011 was a Wednesday, day 173 of the 365 days in 2011.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on June 22, 2011?
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.
Is it free?
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