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“Another Tail for Comet Garradd” is copyrighted by Olivier Sedan. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteComet Garradd is known for its two distinctive tails, visible on opposite sides of its greenish coma. The recognizable dust tail fans out to the right, trailing the comet nucleus in its orbit. A bluish ion tail sweeps to the left, streaming away from the sunward direction. The comet temporarily sprouted a second ion tail in this telescopic view.
The Sun on 3 March 2012
NASA SDO took this picture on 3 March 2012, the day itself, not a release date.
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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 3 March 2012 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 3 March 2012 · Red Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 3 March 2005 Spirit 360-Degree View on Sol 409 (vertical) See it as a poster -
Released on 3 March 2009 Trio of galaxies mixes it up See it as a poster -
Released on 3 March 2009 Wide-field view of NGC 7173 (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 3 March 2010 Around NGC 1788 See it as a poster -
Released on 3 March 2025 A spiral of the water snake See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 3 MAR 2012 falls under Pisces (♓). The sign's window runs from 02-19 through 03-20. Pisces holds the location of the spring equinox in the current astronomical era. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 3 MAR 2012.
Questions about March 3, 2012
What space photo was released on March 3, 2012?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 3, 2012 was "Another Tail for Comet Garradd". 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 March 3, 2012?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 78% lit.
What day of the week was March 3, 2012?
March 3, 2012 was a Saturday, day 63 of the 366 days in 2012.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on March 3, 2012?
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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