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| Banda Aceh from Space |
Dec 31, 2004 - The death toll has risen to 125,000 people from the Asian Tsunami, and now 5 million people are without food, water, and basic sanitation. The picture above is of Banda Aceh, a city in Northern Jakarta that was close to the epicentre of the earthquake/tsunami and was completely washed away - 10,000 people died here alone. Please please please, take a moment of your time and visit the aid agency of your choice, and donate what money you can to save lives, and help these people get back on their feet. Your government may even match your donation, and make your dollars go further. Click here's to visit Google's list of aid agencies, and donate with your credit card - I did.
Thank you,
Fraser Cain
Publisher
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| Your Interview with Dr. Jean-Pierre Lebreton |
| Dec 31, 2004 - A few weeks ago, I let you know that Dr. Jean-Pierre Lebreton, the Huygens Project Scientist and Mission Manager from the European Space Agency, graciously agreed to answer questions from Universe Today readers and forum members about Titan and Huygens. Your response was incredible, and we got dozens of great questions - thanks to everyone who participated. The Community Support team picked their favorites and passed them along to Dr. Lebreton. We've got the answers back. So, if you want to know more, read on... (Full Story) |
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| Cassini's Route Past Iapetus |
| Dec 31, 2004 - NASA's Cassini spacecraft will make its closest approach to Saturn's moon Iapetus on New Year's Eve, passing only 123,400 km (76,700 miles) away. Iapetus is best known for its strange two-toned colour, and it's also been called the "Yin Yang Moon" - one hemisphere is completely dark, and the other is white. At 1,400 km (890 miles) across, it's Saturn's third largest moon, and it was originally discovered by Jean-Dominique Cassini in 1672 who actually deduced that one side of the moon was dark, and the other bright. Cassini will make another 13 close encounters with Saturn's moons during 2005, 8 of which will be past Titan. (Full Story) |
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