The sky on
your birthday.
“All the Water on Europa” is copyrighted by JPL/Caltech. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteEuropa, one of Jupiter's moons, holds a vast amount of water. Data from the Galileo probe, which explored the Jovian system from 1995 to 2003, indicates a deep, global ocean beneath an ice layer. This subsurface ocean and ice could be between 80 to 170 kilometers deep. If all of Europa's water were collected into a sphere, it would have a radius of 877 kilometers.
The Sun on 24 May 2012
NASA SDO took this picture on 24 May 2012, the day itself, not a release date.
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In tropical astrology, 24 MAY 2012 falls under Gemini (♊). The sign's window runs from 05-21 through 06-20. Gemini is named for the twin stars Castor and Pollux, both bright enough to spot without a telescope. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 24 MAY 2012.
Questions about May 24, 2012
What space photo was released on May 24, 2012?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 24, 2012 was "All the Water on Europa". 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 May 24, 2012?
A waxing crescent moon, about 14% lit.
What day of the week was May 24, 2012?
May 24, 2012 was a Thursday, day 145 of the 366 days in 2012.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 24, 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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