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15,000 Near Earth Asteroids: Your Election Day Getaway
By 2016.11.08 0 Comments Read More →

15,000 Near Earth Asteroids: Your Election Day Getaway

“I don’t know where I’m a gonna go when the Volcano blows” – Mr. James Buffet On a day on which some portion of the U.S. population may be prone to a contemplating a permanent change of address, perhaps it is time to consider the long term prospects of what may be the the ultimate […]

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Dawn Imagery Soaring Over Ceres
By 2016.02.02 0 Comments Read More →

Dawn Imagery Soaring Over Ceres

  From NASA: “The movie shows Ceres in enhanced color, which helps to highlight subtle differences in the appearance of surface materials. Scientists believe areas with shades of blue contain younger, fresher material, including flows, pits and cracks. The animated flight over Ceres emphasizes the most prominent craters, such as Occator, and the tall, conical mountain […]

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