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Rover 1A Hops on Asteroid Ryugu

NASA APOD · ISAS, JAXA, Hayabusa2 Mission
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Two small robots, Rover 1A and 1B, are hopping around the surface of asteroid Ryugu. These rovers, each about the size of a frying pan, use low gravity to hop several meters at a time, staying aloft for about 15 minutes. Rover 1A sent back an early picture of its new asteroid home.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LIBRA

In tropical astrology, 24 SEP 2018 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 24 SEP 2018.

THE ALMANAC FOR 24 SEP 2018
DAY
Monday
MOON
Full moon, 100% lit
POSITION
Day 267 of 365
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