Images Dated 24th May 2004

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The Arsenal team celebrate winning the Premiership after the match. Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal. FA Premiership, White Hart Lane, Tottenham, London. 25/4/04. Credit: Arsenal Football Club / Stuart MacFarlane

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2004 British Touring Car Championship Oulton Park, England. 23rd May 2004. Dan Eaves (Team Dynamics Honda Civic Type-R) leads at teh start of the race. World Copyright: Jeff Bloxham/LAT Photographic ref: Digital IMage Only

2004 British Touring Car Championship
Oulton Park, England. 23rd May 2004.
Dan Eaves (Team Dynamics Honda Civic Type-R) leads at teh start of the race.
World Copyright: Jeff Bloxham/LAT Photographic
ref: Digital IMage Only

Model of Venera 9 spacecraft

Venera 9. Model of the lander of the Soviet Venera 9 spacecraft. Venera 9 was launched on 8 June 1975 and entered a highly-elliptical orbit around Venus on 22 October. The 660kg lander was released on 20 October, and entered the atmosphere of Venus on 22 October. After slowing down from its entry speed of 38, 558 km per hour, the lander touched down successfully. It returned a single panoramic image of the surface and made various atmospheric measurements before being destroyed by the hostile conditions on the planet. The orbiter section of Venera 9 continued operations into 1976

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