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In Neal Stephenson's "Seveneves", this mysteriously blows up into 7 pieces that rain bolides onto Earth |
the Moon
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$800 |
DJ |
LITERARY BAD DAY FOR THE PLANET |
2023-04-05 |
#8843 |
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Its perigee, the closest it can come to Earth, is 221,456 miles |
the Moon
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$200 |
J |
ASTRONOMY |
2001-05-18 |
#3860 |
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This heavenly body rules the sign of Cancer; perhaps that's what makes Cancerians moody |
the Moon
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$400 |
J |
ASTROLOGY |
1995-01-31 |
#2402 |
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In 1959 the USSR's Luna 3 provided the first photos of this body's far side |
the Moon
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$200 |
DJ |
ASTRONOMY |
1994-05-11 |
#2243 |
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Mapping of its far side didn't begin until 1959 |
the Moon
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$100 |
J |
ASTRONOMY |
1993-12-10 |
#2135 |
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The first Surveyor probe was sent to this body in 1966 in preparation for the manned landing |
the Moon
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$300 |
J |
ASTRONOMY & SPACE |
1993-01-28 |
#1939 |
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Helpful to farmers, the full moon nearest the autumnal equinox is called this |
the harvest moon
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$600 |
DJ |
ASTRONOMY |
1991-03-21 |
#1519 |
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H.G. Wells & Yuri Gagarin have geographic features named for them here |
the Moon
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$500 |
J |
ASTRONOMY |
1990-12-19 |
#1453 |
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The average distance between the earth & this is 239,000 miles, not too far |
the moon
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$300 |
J |
ASTRONOMY |
1989-06-19 |
#1121 |
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People born under the sign of Cancer are ruled by this heavenly body & are known as its "children" |
the Moon
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$800 |
DJ |
ASTROLOGY |
1989-05-11 |
#1094 |
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Selenography is the science that deals with charting the surface features of this |
the moon
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$600 |
DJ |
ASTRONOMY |
1989-03-03 |
#1045 |
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The 1st live pictures of a manned liftoff from here were transmitted in August 1971 |
the moon
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$1,000 |
DJ |
MAN IN SPACE |
1988-01-15 |
#780 |
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In 1959, The Soviet spacecraft Lunik 3 took 1st pictures of its far side |
the moon
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$100 |
J |
ASTRONOMY |
1987-12-21 |
#761 |
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Trying for a soft landing here, Russian Lunas 5, 6, 7 & 8 missed it entirely or crashed |
the moon
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$200 |
J |
MAN IN SPACE |
1986-11-06 |
#499 |
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The only space satellite whose features could be observed prior to the invention of the telescope |
the Moon
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$200 |
J |
ASTRONOMY |
1985-05-01 |
#168 |
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The brightest object in the Earth's night sky |
the moon
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$200 |
DJ |
ASTRONOMY |
1985-02-01 |
#105 |
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It affects both tides & werewolves |
the Moon
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$100 |
J |
SPACE |
1984-09-17 |
#6 |