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Sutter's Mill Meteorite
Last Sunday, a bright fireball meteor streaked across the skies of California and Nevada, causing sonic booms. Astronomer Peter Jenniskens later recovered fragments of the meteor in a parking lot near Sutter's Mill. This 4-gram meteorite is the second find from this meteor fall. Such events allow scientists to study extraterrestrial material that has fallen to Earth.
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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 28 April 2012 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 28 April 2012 · Gobi Desert See it as a poster -
Released on 28 April 2025 Snapshot of a peculiar spiral See it as a poster -
Released on 28 April 1997 The brown dwarf KELU-1 See it as a poster -
Released on 28 April 2005 Rejoining Flows See it as a poster -
Released on 28 April 2023 Runaway Star Alpha Camelopardalis See it as a poster -
Released on 28 April 2004 Cosmic ballet or devil's mask - galaxy triplet NGC 6769-71 (VLT MELIPAL + VIMOS) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 28 APR 2012 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 28 APR 2012.
Questions about April 28, 2012
What space photo was released on April 28, 2012?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 28, 2012 was "Sutter's Mill Meteorite". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on April 28, 2012?
A first quarter moon, about 47% lit.
What day of the week was April 28, 2012?
April 28, 2012 was a Saturday, day 119 of the 366 days in 2012.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on April 28, 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.
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