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NASA Encourages Public to Explore Its Curiosity With New Rover-Themed Badge on Foursquare

12/27/12 - NASA and the mobile application Foursquare have teamed up to help the public unlock its scientific curiosity with a new rover-themed Curiosity Explorer badge.

NASA's Grail Lunar Impact Site Named for Astronaut Sally Ride

12/17/12 - NASA has named the site where twin agency spacecraft impacted the moon Monday in honor of the late astronaut, Sally K. Ride, who was America's first woman in space and a member of the probes' mission team.

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Did You Know?
One day on Venus lasts longer than its entire year!
Venus day = 243 Earth days, Venus year = 225 Earth days
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