This picture of the planet Saturn was taken in March 2004. The picture was taken by a spacecraft called Cassini.
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Space Day 2004
News story originally written on May 4, 2004
Thursday, May 6th, is Space Day. Space Day is a time for people who are interested
in space to learn more about it and to go to fun events about space. The first
Space Day was in 1997.
If you want to find out more about Space Day, go to the Space
Day web site.
It will tell you whether there are any Space Day events going on near you!
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