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Astronomy Picture of the Day 3-05-03
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| Robert Nemiroff and Jerry Bonnell
Posted on 03/04/2003 9:25:26 PM PST by petuniasevan
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
2003 March 5

Where People Live on Planet Earth
Credit: NRCS, USDA
Explanation: Where do people live on Planet Earth? Although people inhabit every continent, the highest population densities occur in Asia. Sparsely inhabited regions occur on virtually every continent, however, including the Sahara Desert in Africa, the Great White North of North America, the outback of Australia, the Amazon of South America, and the Himalayan Mountains of Asia. The above color-coded map was produced from populations estimates made for 1994, when the world population was about 5.5 billion. Current estimates place the world population at about 6.3 billion.
TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: africa; america; asia; australia; continent; demographics; density; earth; europe; image; north; population; south; world
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03/04/2003 9:29:03 PM PST
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petuniasevan
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petuniasevan
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petuniasevan
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03/04/2003 9:29:13 PM PST
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petuniasevan
(cogito, ergo spud: I think, therefore I yam...)
To: MozartLover; Joan912; NovemberCharlie; snowfox; Dawgsquat; viligantcitizen; theDentist; ...
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03/04/2003 9:29:20 PM PST
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petuniasevan
(cogito, ergo spud: I think, therefore I yam...)
To: Admin Moderator
Whoa! I KNEW I shouldn't have downloaded those Critical Updates from Microsoft!
Mod, can you zot the extra pings 3 through 6? Thanks!
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posted on
03/04/2003 9:31:52 PM PST
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petuniasevan
(Wonders of the Universe)
To: petuniasevan
Quite a bad case of the hiccups there petuniasevan... I have heard a teaspoon of sugar will get rid of those for you. LOL
Interesting thread today!! Thank you.
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03/04/2003 9:35:10 PM PST
by
trussell
(No FReeping while sleeping)
To: homeschool mama; SpookBrat
Thought you & the kidlets might enjoy this....
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03/04/2003 9:58:18 PM PST
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Brad’s Gramma
(PRAY for President Bush, our Country, our Military and your family)
To: petuniasevan
Thanks for the ping. : )
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posted on
03/04/2003 10:51:33 PM PST
by
farmfriend
( Isaiah 55:10,11)
To: petuniasevan
Cool. Do you have a map for Møøse?
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03/05/2003 2:57:06 AM PST
by
boris
To: Brad's Gramma
Amazing gramma. Thanks so much for the ping. I'm going to show the kids.
To: petuniasevan
Can you add me to your ping list? I FReep with kids in my lap and they would love your thread. I'll forget to come in here if left on my own. :) Thank you.
To: petuniasevan
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03/05/2003 3:27:41 AM PST
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MeekOneGOP
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To: SpookBrat
Sure. Consider it done.
Thanks for visiting the APOD!
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03/05/2003 3:28:56 AM PST
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petuniasevan
(Wonders of the Universe)
To: SpookBrat
Mornin', my FRiend !! . . .
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03/05/2003 3:28:58 AM PST
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MeekOneGOP
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To: MeeknMing
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posted on
03/05/2003 3:35:39 AM PST
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petuniasevan
(Wonders of the Universe)
To: petuniasevan
You know, it is amazing that the U.S. now has a population of over 290,400,000. In 1940, the population was around l30,000,000. We boomed!
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03/05/2003 3:36:39 AM PST
by
xJones
To: MeeknMing
Hey! Are you following me? :)~ This is a great thread isn't it? Gotta get ready for the day. Have a good one. Can't wait to see you next week.
To: SpookBrat
LOL ! Petunia pings me to this thread. Today was special as I got several pings. She didn't want me to miss this one, lol !
I look forward to next week too ! Tell Tim "Howdy" for me ! . . .
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03/05/2003 3:41:07 AM PST
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MeekOneGOP
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