The sky on
your birthday.
A Hole in Mars
This unusual hole in Mars was discovered by chance on images taken by the HiRISE instrument on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The hole appears to be an opening to an underground cavern on the dusty slopes of Pavonis Mons volcano. Analysis shows the opening is about 35 meters across. The shadow inside indicates a deep cavern below the surface.
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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 18 July 2012 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 18 July 2012 · Colorado Plateau See it as a poster -
Released on 18 July 2021 The Andromeda Galaxy in Ultraviolet See it as a poster -
Released on 18 July 2016 The Orion Nebula in Infrared from HAWK-I See it as a poster -
Released on 18 July 2026 Shadow and Rainbow See it as a poster -
Released on 18 July 2019 A full Moon is pictured from the International Space Station as the orbiting complex flew 270 miles above the South See it as a poster -
Released on 18 July 2023 The city lights of Baghdad, Iraq, split by the Tigris River, are pictured from the International Space Station as it See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 18 JUL 2012 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 18 JUL 2012.
Questions about July 18, 2012
What space photo was released on July 18, 2012?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 18, 2012 was "A Hole in Mars". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on July 18, 2012?
A new moon, about 0% lit.
What day of the week was July 18, 2012?
July 18, 2012 was a Wednesday, day 200 of the 366 days in 2012.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on July 18, 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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