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Astronomy, History, Meteor Showers, Meteors

Remembering the Great Meteor Procession of 1860

20 Jul , 2013 by David Dickinson

“Year of meteors! Brooding year!”  -Walt Whitman July 20th is a red letter date in space history. Apollo 11, the first crewed landing on the Moon, took place on this day in 1969. Viking 1 also made the first successful landing on Mars, seven years later to the day in 1976. A remarkable astronomical event […]

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