PULL · 1 MAY 2025

This was
your sky.

MESSENGER's Last Day on Mercury

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COSMIC MESSAGE

The MESSENGER spacecraft, the first to orbit Mercury, concluded its mission on April 30, 2015, by impacting this region of the planet's surface. This scene, constructed from MESSENGER images and laser altimeter data, looks north over the northeastern rim of the Shakespeare basin. The large crater Janacek, 48 kilometers wide, is visible near the upper left.

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MESSENGER's Last Day on Mercury
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MESSENGER's Last Day on Mercury
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Move your cursor across the card to tilt it. Holographic foil ripples through the edges and surface as you go.

ZODIAC CONTEXT
TAURUS

In tropical astrology, 1 MAY 2025 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 1 MAY 2025.

THE ALMANAC FOR 1 MAY 2025
DAY
Thursday
MOON
Waxing crescent, 14% lit
POSITION
Day 121 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Eta Aquariid shower, peaks in 5 days