PULL · 8 JUN 2003

This was
your sky.

Rhea: Saturn's Second Largest Moon

NASA APOD · Calvin J. Hamilton

COSMIC MESSAGE

Rhea is Saturn's second-largest moon and the biggest without an atmosphere. Composed mostly of water ice, it has a small rocky core. The Voyager 1 spacecraft captured this image in 1980, revealing a surface heavily cratered on its leading side.

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Rhea: Saturn's Second Largest Moon

NASA APOD · Calvin J. Hamilton

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GEMINI

In tropical astrology, 8 JUN 2003 falls under Gemini (♊). The sign's window runs from 05-21 through 06-20. Gemini is named for the twin stars Castor and Pollux, both bright enough to spot without a telescope. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 8 JUN 2003.

THE ALMANAC FOR 8 JUN 2003

DAY

Sunday

MOON

First quarter, 61% lit

POSITION

Day 159 of 365

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This was your sky.

Rhea: Saturn's Second Largest Moon

This was
your sky.