Images Dated 9th February 2010

Orbit of Sputnik 1, Soviet 1957 diagram

Orbit of Sputnik 1. Diagram showing the Earth orbits possible for different spacecrafts. Sputnik 1, the first spacecraft ever to reach Earth orbit, was launched on 4 October 1957 by the Soviet Union. It followed an elliptical orbit ranging from 6586 to 7310 kilometres from the Earth's surface. Each orbit took 96 minutes. The following year, Sputnik 1 burned up as it re-entered Earth's atmosphere on 4 January 1958. Diagram published in 1957 in a Soviet aviation magazine Sovetskaya Aviatsia (Soviet Aviation)

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Scorpions and lizards are grilled over a fire during a jungle survival exercise with the

Scorpions and lizards are grilled over a fire during a jungle survival exercise with the Thai Navy, as part of the "Cobra Gold 2010" (CG10) joint military exercise, at a military base in Chon Buri Province February 9, 2010. About 14,073 soldiers from six countries, including Thailand, U.S., Singapore Indonesia, Japan and South Korea are participating in the three-week military exercise. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND - Tags: ANIMALS MILITARY FOOD SOCIETY POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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Astrantia - variety not identified
Astrantia / Masterwort
White subject

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