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“All the Water on Planet Earth” is copyrighted by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteDespite oceans covering 70 percent of Earth's surface, water makes up a very small fraction of the planet's total volume. This illustration shows what all the water on or near Earth's surface would look like if gathered into a single ball. Its radius would be only about 700 kilometers, less than half the radius of the Moon. This ball would be slightly larger than Saturn's moon Rhea.
The Sun on 11 September 2016
NASA SDO took this picture on 11 September 2016, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 11 September 2016 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 11 September 2016 · Empty Quarter, Arabia See it as a poster -
Released on 11 September 2024 Wide-field view of the region of the sky around the R Doradus star See it as a poster -
Released on 11 September 2023 Measure of a great galactic disc See it as a poster -
Released on 11 September 2018 Cameras outside the International Space Station captured a stark and sobering view of Hurricane Florence the morning See it as a poster -
Released on 11 September 2023 The Namib Desert on the Atlantic coast of Namibia on the African continent is pictured from the International Space See it as a poster -
Released on 11 September 2013 Kuwait Oil Fields See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 11 SEP 2016 falls under Virgo (♍). The sign's window runs from 08-23 through 09-22. Virgo is the largest zodiac constellation, holding the heart of the Virgo galaxy cluster. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 11 SEP 2016.
Questions about September 11, 2016
What space photo was released on September 11, 2016?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 11, 2016 was "All the Water on Planet Earth". 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 September 11, 2016?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 71% lit.
What day of the week was September 11, 2016?
September 11, 2016 was a Sunday, day 255 of the 366 days in 2016.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on September 11, 2016?
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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