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Atlantis on top of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft in 1998: An overhead view of Atlantis as it sits atop the Mobile Launcher Platform before STS-79: An overhead image of Atlantis during STS-115, as recorded by an Expedition 13 crew member on board the International Space Station: The Hubble Space Telescope aboard Atlantis during the STS-125 mission
The iconic Atlantis The Palm, Dubai is a luxury hotel resort located at the apex of the Palm Jumeirah in the United Arab Emirates. It was the first resort to be built, in 2008, on the island and is themed on the myth of Atlantis. Source Hotel Atlantis at Sunset, The Palm - Dubai. Date 2020-02-06 16:26 Author Sergio Boscaino from Busseto, Italy
Atlantis (Ancient Greek: Ἀτλαντὶς νῆσος, romanized: Atlantìs nêsos, lit. 'island of Atlas') is a fictional island mentioned in Plato's works Timaeus and Critias as part of an allegory on the hubris of nations.
Atlantis, sometimes also called the Kingdom of Atlantis or the Atlantean Empire, is a fictional civilization appearing American comic books published by DC Comics based upon the mentioning of the island within Plato's works Timaeus and Critias. First appearing in More Fun Comics #87 (May 1942), the setting is often associated with the hero Aquaman.
Atlantis and Endeavour were launch pad neighbors for the last time, in preparation for STS-125. Atlantis at LC-39A prior to launch, after the RSS was retracted. STS-125 was first assigned to Discovery with a launch date no earlier than May 2008. [38] [39] This originally moved the mission ahead of STS-119, ISS Assembly flight 15. [38]
It is a dome-shaped region approximately 10 miles (16 km) across and rising about 14,000 feet (4,267 m) from the sea floor. It is located at approximately 30°8′N latitude 42°8′W longitude; just east of the intersection of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge with the Atlantis Transform Fault. The highest point of the massif is around 700 metres (2,297 ...
This video clip shows a visualization of the three-dimensional structure of the Pillars of Creation. Closer view of one pillar. Pillars of Creation is a photograph taken by the Hubble Space Telescope of elephant trunks of interstellar gas and dust in the Eagle Nebula, in the Serpens constellation, some 6,500–7,000 light-years (2,000–2,100 pc; 61–66 Em) from Earth. [1]
Atlantis is a fictional location appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is based on the mythical island of Atlantis first mentioned in Plato's initial dialogue the Timaeus, written c. 360 B.C. In the Marvel Universe, Atlantis was a small continent (about the same size as modern Australia) with many human settlements ...