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This photo was taken in 1998. MIR re-entered Earth's atmosphere in a "controlled deorbit" March 23, 2001. The pieces landed in the South Pacific.

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1 posted on 05/04/2002 7:26:04 AM PDT by petuniasevan
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2 posted on 05/04/2002 7:27:58 AM PDT by petuniasevan
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Thanks for the ping....APOD bump!
3 posted on 05/04/2002 11:59:04 AM PDT by dansangel
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Seriously though, earth does have two moons. The second one is in a radical polar orbit; some say it is just an asteroid, but its orbit, while not elliptical, is earth-centered.
4 posted on 05/04/2002 6:40:26 PM PDT by RightWhale
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Please ping me so the stars I may see.
9 posted on 05/04/2002 10:47:37 PM PDT by herewego
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