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On This Date in History - March 21

by Nick Greene
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Ranger Lunar Spacecraft

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Astronomy & Space Word of The Day

catena: A chain of craters.

Who Was Born Today?:

1866: Antonia Caetana de Paiva Pereira Maury, astronomer
1941: Dirk D. Frimout, born in Belgium, cosmonaut

Who Died Today?:

Today in History:

1965: US Ranger 9 launched; takes 5,814 pictures before lunar impact

1996: NEAR, USA Asteroid Orbiter (Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous) imaged Comet Hyakutake.

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