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“Philae Lander Found on Comet 67P” is copyrighted by ESA, Rosetta, MPS, OSIRIS; UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA/Navcam. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Philae lander, presumed lost, has been found. In 2014, the lander descended from its parent Rosetta spacecraft to Comet C67/P Churyumov-Gerasimenko. After a harpoon malfunction, it bounced twice and sent images from an unknown location. Rosetta swooped low enough to spot the meter-sized Philae on the comet's surface.
The Sun on 12 September 2016
NASA SDO took this picture on 12 September 2016, the day itself, not a release date.
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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 12 September 2016 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 12 September 2016 · Great Lakes See it as a poster -
Released on 12 September 2012 The Pencil Nebula, a strangely shaped leftover from a vast explosion See it as a poster -
Released on 12 September 2011 A remote outpost of the Milky Way See it as a poster -
Released on 12 September 2022 Wispy dark clouds See it as a poster -
Released on 12 September 2013 New Hubble view of galaxy cluster Abell 1689 See it as a poster -
Released on 12 September 2011 Wide-field view of the sky around the star HD 85512 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 12 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 12 SEP 2016.
Questions about September 12, 2016
What space photo was released on September 12, 2016?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 12, 2016 was "Philae Lander Found on Comet 67P". 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 12, 2016?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 80% lit.
What day of the week was September 12, 2016?
September 12, 2016 was a Monday, day 256 of the 366 days in 2016.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on September 12, 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.
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