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  1. An Aqua satellite image provided by NASA of a large dust storm sweeping across eastern China, March 12, 2010. Tons of sand carried by winds of up to 100 km/h has affected more than 270 million people in 16 provinces since March 19, covering about 2 million square kilometres, China state media reported. The image was released by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Rapid Response Team.
  2. NASA astronauts Scott D. Altman (R) and Michael J. Massimino (L, rear) get a tour of the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on March 18, 2010 just before they rang the closing bell. The two visited the NYSE to support the release of Hubble 3D, the newest IMAX 3D space film which documents the latest mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
  3. NASA astronauts Scott D. Altman (C) and Michael J. Massimino (R) get a tour of Barclays Capital booth by Edward Zelles, Jr. (L) on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on March 18, 2010 just before they rang the closing bell. The two visited the NYSE to support the release of Hubble 3D, the newest IMAX 3D space film which documents the latest mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
  4. NASA astronauts Scott D. Altman (R, rear) and Michael J. Massimino (L, rear) get a tour of a trading booth from a specialist (front) on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on March 18, 2010 just before they rang the closing bell. The two visited the NYSE to support the release of Hubble 3D, the newest IMAX 3D space film which documents the latest mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
  5. NASA astronauts Scott D. Altman (R) and Michael J. Massimino (L) sit in chairs in a trading booth on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on March 18, 2010 just before they rang the closing bell. The two visited the NYSE to support the release of Hubble 3D, the newest IMAX 3D space film which documents the latest mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
  6. NASA astronauts Michael J. Massimino (L) and Scott D. Altman (R) pose with phones before they rang the closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange on March 18, 2010. The two visited the NYSE to support the release of Hubble 3D, the newest IMAX 3D space film which documents the latest mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
  7. NASA astronauts Scott D. Altman (R) and Michael J. Massimino (L) sit in chairs in a trading booth on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on March 18, 2010 just before they rang the closing bell. The two visited the NYSE to support the release of Hubble 3D, the newest IMAX 3D space film which documents the latest mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
  8. NASA astronaut Scott D. Altman (L) pounds the gavel with fellow astronaut Michael J. Massimino (R) after they rang the closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange on March 18, 2010. The two visited the NYSE to support the release of Hubble 3D, the newest IMAX 3D space film which documents the latest mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
  9. NASA astronaut Jeff Williams speaks over a satellite telephone after landing in the Russian Soyuz TMA-16 space capsule not far from the Kazakh town of Arkalyk, Thursday, March 18, 2010. NASA astronaut Jeff Williams and Russian Maxim Surayev landed safely in northern Kazakhstan's chilly steppes on Thursday after spending almost six months on the International Space Station.
  10. The space suits of NASA astronaut Jeff Williams and Russian cosmonaut Maxim Surayev lie on the ground near the scorched Soyuz TMA-16 space capsule soon after landing not far from the Kazakh town of Arkalyk, Thursday, March 18, 2010. NASA astronaut Jeff Williams and Russian Maxim Surayev landed safely in northern Kazakhstan's chilly steppes on Thursday after spending almost six months on the International Space Station.
  11. NASA astronaut Jeff Williams speaks on a satellite telephone after landing in the Russian Soyuz TMA-16 space capsule not far from the Kazakh town of Arkalyk, Thursday, March 18, 2010. NASA astronaut Jeff Williams and Russian Maxim Surayev landed safely in northern Kazakhstan's chilly steppes on Thursday after spending almost six months on the International Space Station.
  12. NASA astronaut Jeff Williams is transported to a helicopter after landing in the Russian Soyuz TMA-16 space capsule not far from the Kazakh town of Arkalyk, Thursday, March 18, 2010. NASA astronaut Jeff Williams and Russian Maxim Surayev landed safely in northern Kazakhstan's chilly steppes on Thursday after spending almost six months on the International Space Station.
  13. NASA astronaut Jeff Williams, left, and Russian cosmonaut Maxim Surayev sit wrapped in blue blankets after landing in the Russian Soyuz TMA-16 space capsule not far from the Kazakh town of Arkalyk, Thursday, March 18, 2010. NASA astronaut Jeff Williams and Russian Maxim Surayev landed safely in northern Kazakhstan's chilly steppes on Thursday after spending almost six months on the International Space Station.
  14. NASA astronaut Jeff Williams, left, and Russian cosmonaut Maxim Surayev sit wrapped in blue blankets after landing in the Russian Soyuz TMA-16 space capsule not far from the Kazakh town of Arkalyk, Thursday, March 18, 2010. NASA astronaut Jeff Williams and Russian Maxim Surayev landed safely in northern Kazakhstan's chilly steppes on Thursday after spending almost six months on the International Space Station.
  15. NASA astronaut Jeff Williams gets assistance after landing in the Russian Soyuz TMA-16 space capsule not far from the Kazakh town of Arkalyk, Thursday, March 18, 2010. NASA astronaut Jeff Williams and Russian Maxim Surayev landed safely in northern Kazakhstan's chilly steppes on Thursday after spending almost six months on the International Space Station.
  16. NASA astronaut Jeff Williams gets assistance after landing in the Russian Soyuz TMA-16 space capsule not far from the Kazakh town of Arkalyk, Thursday, March 18, 2010. NASA astronaut Jeff Williams and Russian Maxim Surayev landed safely in northern Kazakhstan's chilly steppes on Thursday after spending almost six months on the International Space Station.

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