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A Crumbling Layered Butte on Mars
NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars encountered these unusual mounds, called Murray Buttes. This mosaic image shows one of the last buttes Curiosity passed on its journey up Mount Sharp. These 15-meter tall structures are made of ancient, water-deposited layers of dried and crumbling sandstone. They offer clues about Mars's past watery environments.
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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 5 October 2016 See it as a poster -
Released on 5 October 2020 NGC 5643: Nearby Spiral Galaxy from Hubble See it as a poster -
Released on 5 October 2020 Survey of the Stars See it as a poster -
Released on 5 October 2019 View of Moonset See it as a poster -
Released on 5 October 2009 The International Space Station Over Earth See it as a poster -
Released on 5 October 2016 EDHC2 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 5 OCT 2016 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 5 OCT 2016.