The sky on
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Mimas: Small Moon with a Big Crater
Mimas, one of Saturn's smaller moons, bears a massive impact crater named Herschel. The crater spans about 130 kilometers, nearly a third of the moon's diameter. Mimas is mostly water ice, and its low gravity allowed such a large surface feature to form without shattering the moon.
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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 21 October 2014 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 21 October 2014 · Madagascar See it as a poster -
Released on 21 October 2019 A Familiar Sight See it as a poster -
Released on 21 October 2013 Hubble snaps icy comet ISON See it as a poster -
Released on 21 October 2013 Saturn from Above See it as a poster -
Released on 21 October 2025 4MOST first-light field-of-view See it as a poster -
Released on 21 October 2024 The French atoll of Bassas da India in the Mozambique Channel See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 21 OCT 2014 falls under Libra (♎). The sign's window runs from 09-23 through 10-22. Libra is the only zodiac constellation named for an inanimate object, the scales of judgment. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 21 OCT 2014.
Questions about October 21, 2014
What space photo was released on October 21, 2014?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 21, 2014 was "Mimas: Small Moon with a Big Crater". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on October 21, 2014?
A waning crescent moon, about 6% lit.
What day of the week was October 21, 2014?
October 21, 2014 was a Tuesday, day 294 of the 365 days in 2014.
Was there a meteor shower on October 21, 2014?
Yes: the Orionid shower, peak tonight.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 21, 2014?
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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