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  1. Path: sparky!uunet!dtix!darwin.sura.net!uvaarpa!murdoch!COLE@SAMSON.PHYS.VIRGINIA.EDU
  2. From: cole@SAMSON.phys.virginia.edu
  3. Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
  4. Subject: Re: Strange circles on Globe
  5. Message-ID: <0095F7F9.9F4B0920@SAMSON.PHYS.VIRGINIA.EDU>
  6. Date: 23 Aug 92 03:18:22 GMT
  7. References: <1992Aug17.220628@gothamcity.jsc.nasa.gov>
  8. Sender: usenet@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU
  9. Reply-To: cole@SAMSON.phys.virginia.edu
  10. Organization: Dept. of Physics, University of Virginia
  11. Lines: 4
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  13. I have noticed that the representation of the terminator 
  14. (sunrise/sunset line) is notched instead of smooth.  My
  15. guess is this represents the terminator on successive
  16. orbits.  Is this correct?
  17.