Tour de France
Winner of the Tour de France, 2nd win, with 37 shotgun pellets remaining in his body (including two in the lining of his heart)
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1989 in United States of America — Page 4
Explore 134 historical events and records for United States of America in 1989.
Historical records for United States of America in 1989
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Trial
Fined $150,000
Triton Active Plumes
Hansen helps characterize active Triton plumes and their dark material carried by high-altitude winds.
Triton Cantaloupe Terrain
Voyager images reveal distinctive pitted terrain on Triton resembling the surface texture of a cantaloupe.
Triton Geysers
Voyager images reveal active geyser-like plumes erupting from Triton's surface.
Triton Methane Ice
Spectroscopic interpretation supports the presence of methane ice on Triton's surface during the Voyager encounter.
Triton Nitrogen Atmosphere
Ultraviolet observations help establish that Triton possesses a thin nitrogen-rich atmosphere.
Triton Nitrogen Frost
Voyager results show that nitrogen frost dominates large areas of Triton's bright surface.
Triton Plume Height
Soderblom's team finds Triton plumes rising roughly eight kilometres before material is carried downwind.
Triton Plume Mapping
Kirk helps analyse Voyager images showing long dark streaks associated with active plume deposits on Triton.
Triton Surface Volatiles
Brown helps analyse nitrogen and methane volatiles on Triton's extremely cold surface.
Triton Young Surface
Voyager imagery indicates that much of Triton's surface is geologically young and has been extensively resurfaced.
Voyager Neptune Science Return
Stone oversees the return of an extensive Neptune data set from all ten functioning Voyager 2 instruments.
You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore Vol. 3
Releases the third volume of You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, continuing his curated live archive.
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