view gallery |  Leos Janacek and Asteroid 2073 Janacek, Prague, Czech Republic
in Extraterrestrial Locations Leoš Janácek bust/plaque and Asteroid 2073 Janácek posted by: ToRo61 location: Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic date approved: 5/25/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  J. E. Purkyne and Asteroid 3701 Purkyne, Prague, Czech Republic
in Extraterrestrial Locations The statue of Jan Evangelista Purkyne and Asteroid 3701 Purkyne posted by: ToRo61 location: Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic date approved: 5/25/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Christopher Columbus and the Columbus Crater - San Salvador, El Salvador
in Extraterrestrial Locations This life-sized (or slightly smaller) statue of Christopher Columbus is located in front of the Iglesia de Rosario in downtown San Salvador. posted by: Metro2 location: El Salvador date approved: 5/24/2013 last visited: 3/17/2013 |
view gallery |  Jan Hus and Asteroid 1840 Hus, Chrudim, Czech Republic
in Extraterrestrial Locations Jan Hus Memorial and Asteroid 1840 Hus posted by: ToRo61 location: Pardubicky kraj, Czech Republic date approved: 5/18/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  J. S. Machar and Asteroid 3879 Machar, Kolin, Czech Republic
in Extraterrestrial Locations A plaque reminds a childhood home of J. S. Machar posted by: ToRo61 location: Stredocesky kraj, Czech Republic date approved: 5/18/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Edwin Powell Hubble Tablet - Springfield, MO
in Extraterrestrial Locations This plaque honors one of the most famous astronomers of modern times whose discoveries changed the current perceptions of the universe. There is a lunar crater named in his honor and an asteroid. posted by: silverquill location: Missouri date approved: 4/23/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Justice And Asteroid 269 Justitia – Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
in Extraterrestrial Locations This allegorical figure of Justice is on a relief carving on the side of a World War I memorial in Eldon Square. posted by: dtrebilc location: Northeast England, United Kingdom date approved: 4/17/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Peace and 670 Pax Asteroid – Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
in Extraterrestrial Locations 679 Pax is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It is named after Pax, a Roman goddess. posted by: dtrebilc location: Northeast England, United Kingdom date approved: 4/17/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Copernicus Statue - Copernicus Lunar Crater
in Extraterrestrial Locations The statue of Nicolaus Copernicus is located on the grounds of the Detroit Public Library at 5201 Woodward Ave. Detroit, Michigan posted by: DougandSandra location: Michigan date approved: 4/17/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Mercury on the Mercury Theatre, Balkerne Gardens, Colchester
in Extraterrestrial Locations This statue of Mercury graces the wonderful Mercury Theatre in Colchester. posted by: greysman location: Eastern England, United Kingdom date approved: 4/14/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Neptune the Planet - Neptune Statue - St Augustine, FL
in Extraterrestrial Locations Marineland is located at 9600 Ocean Shore Blvd., Marineland, Florida, the statue is located in Neptune Park near the historic entrance on Ocean Shore Blvd. posted by: DougandSandra location: Florida date approved: 4/13/2013 last visited: 5/10/2013 |
view gallery |  Prometheus - Los Angeles, CA
in Extraterrestrial Locations This sculpture is located in Los Angeles' MacArthur Park. posted by: Metro2 location: California date approved: 4/8/2013 last visited: 4/2/2013 |
view gallery |  Milky Way Uroborus and Uroboros Glass, Portland, OR
in Extraterrestrial Locations Uroboros is also spelled Oroborus; it is the swirling middle of the Milky Way, which resembles a snake eating its own tail. posted by: Queens Blessing location: Oregon date approved: 3/20/2013 last visited: 3/24/2013 |
view gallery |  Rembrandt Pub – Crater on Mercury and Asteroid 4511 Rembrandt – Manchester, UK
in Extraterrestrial Locations This pub is named after Rembrandt, a famous and successful Dutch artist. He has an asteroid and a crater on Mercury named after him. posted by: dtrebilc location: Northwest England, United Kingdom date approved: 3/17/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Alan Mathison Turing - Asteroid 1024 Turing - Manchester, UK
in Extraterrestrial Locations This seated statue depicts Alan Turing, the mathematician, wartime code breaker who is also known as the father of computing. The asteroid was discovered by an Italian-American astroner who is also a mathemetician and software developer. posted by: dtrebilc location: Northwest England, United Kingdom date approved: 3/17/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  334 Chicago - Chicago, IL
in Extraterrestrial Locations 334 Chicago is a very large main-belt asteroid. posted by: Go Boilers! location: Illinois date approved: 3/14/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Mercury at "Fontaine du Soleil" - Nice, France
in Extraterrestrial Locations Mercury is one of five statues that surround Apollo. They are found at the base/within Fontaine du Soleil located in Place Masséna. The fountain has undergone an extensive reconstruction in the last 2 years (since 2011) in central Nice, France. posted by: wildwoodke location: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France date approved: 3/6/2013 last visited: 3/9/2013 |
view gallery |  Scottish Unicorn at Buckingham Palace and Constellation Monoceros – Westminster, London, United Kingdom
in Extraterrestrial Locations This Scottish Unicorn sits on the west gate of Buckingham Palace in Westminster, London, UK. posted by: wildwoodke location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 3/4/2013 last visited: 3/15/2013 |
view gallery |  Atlas The Titan and Atlas The Inner Satellite of Saturn – Leeds, UK
in Extraterrestrial Locations Just as Atlas is carrying the earth on his shoulders in this statue, Atlas the inner satellite of Saturn is so named because it holds the rings of Saturn on its shoulders. posted by: dtrebilc location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom date approved: 2/14/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  1304 Arosa - Arosa, GR, Switzerland
in Extraterrestrial Locations An outer main-belt asteroid named after the municipality of Arosa in the Grisons Alps. posted by: fi67 location: Graubuenden (GR), Switzerland date approved: 2/6/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  La soucoupe - La Haye Fouassière, France
in Extraterrestrial Locations Une soucoupe volante et des astronautes sur un rond-point posted by: FlavignyTeam location: Pays de la Loire, France date approved: 2/6/2013 last visited: 5/23/2013 |
view gallery |  The Goddess Venus and the Planet Venus - Oslo, Norway
in Extraterrestrial Locations This sculpture is one of several in Oslo's Youngstorget Square. posted by: Metro2 location: Oslo, Norway date approved: 2/4/2013 last visited: 9/29/2012 |
view gallery |  Centaur & Centaurus Constellation - Orlando, FL
in Extraterrestrial Locations This centaur sculpture is located in the Mennello Museum's sculpture garden in Orlando, Florida. posted by: Metro2 location: Florida date approved: 1/29/2013 last visited: 12/30/2012 |
view gallery |  Ganymedova fontána / Ganymede (Jupiter III) — Bratislava, Slovakia
in Extraterrestrial Locations In Greek mythology, Ganymede (Greek: Ganymedes) is a divine hero from the Iliad, whose homeland was Troy / Ganymede (Jupiter III) is a satellite of Jupiter and the largest moon in the Solar System. posted by: prussel location: Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia date approved: 1/25/2013 last visited: 2/10/2013 |
view gallery |  Neptune - Planet and Fountain in Ulm, Germany, BW
in Extraterrestrial Locations At the 'Judenhof' in Ulm, Germany, Baden-Württemberg, there's a Fountain with a statue of the Roman god Neptune. And Neptune is als the 8th planet in our solar system. posted by: Tante.Hossi location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany date approved: 1/25/2013 last visited: never |
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