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Venus above the tomb of Cyrus the Great

author: B.A.Tafreshi/Novapix

reference: a-ven01-50016

Image Size 300 DPI: 29 * 42 cm

Venus is shining above the tomb of Cyrus the Great in Pasargadae, Fars province, southen Iran. Near the horizon, a crescent Moon; in the sky, toward the middle of the image is the planet Mars. August 18, 2009.

Keywords for this photo:

2009 - ACHAEMENID - ALDEBARAN - ANCIENT HISTORY - ARCHEOLOGY - ASTRONOMY - BETELGEUSE - CYRUS II - FARS - IRAN - LANDSCAPE - MARS - MAUSOLEUM - MONUMENT - MOON - NIGHT - ORION - PASARGADAE - PLANET - STAR - STARRY SKY - TAURUS - TOMB - UNESCO - VENUS - WORLD HERITAGE -