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n-a-s-a: Three Planets in Dawn Skies Credit & Copyright: Tunc Tezel  Explanation: Three children of the Sun rise in the east in this peaceful dawn skyview recorded December 7th, 2006 near Bolu, Turkey. Inner planet Mercury, fresh from its second transit of the 21st century, stands highest in the bright sky at the top right. Gas giant Jupiter lies below the cloud bank near picture center. A newsworthy Mars is also visible, right of Jupiter and just above the dark cloud bank.

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Three Planets in Dawn Skies

Credit & Copyright: Tunc Tezel 

Explanation: Three children of the Sun rise in the east in this peaceful dawn skyview recorded December 7th, 2006 near Bolu, Turkey. Inner planet Mercury, fresh from its second transit of the 21st century, stands highest in the bright sky at the top right. Gas giant Jupiter lies below the cloud bank near picture center. A newsworthy Mars is also visible, right of Jupiter and just above the dark cloud bank.
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