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“The Reappearance of Mars” is copyrighted by David Duarte. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteMars reappears from behind the Moon's dark limb in this stack of video frames. Earlier, the Moon had passed in front of Mars, an event called a lunar occultation. This occultation was seen from Maceio, Brazil. The Moon was near its farthest point from Earth, about 400,000 kilometers away. Mars was almost 180 times more distant.
The Sun on 11 September 2020
NASA SDO took this picture on 11 September 2020, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 11 September 2020 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 11 September 2020 · Caspian Sea 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 2020 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 2020.
Questions about September 11, 2020
What space photo was released on September 11, 2020?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 11, 2020 was "The Reappearance of Mars". 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, 2020?
A last quarter moon, about 36% lit.
What day of the week was September 11, 2020?
September 11, 2020 was a Friday, day 255 of the 366 days in 2020.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on September 11, 2020?
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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