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2025年9月26日 · 3I/ATLAS, comet hurtling toward solar system, much bigger than previously thought, astronomers say 3I/ATLAS likely weighs more than 33 billion tons.

An atlas is a collection of maps; it is typically a bundle of maps of Earth or of a continent or region of Earth. Advances in astronomy have also resulted in atlases of the celestial sphere or of …

In Greek mythology, Atlas (/ ˈætləs /; Ancient Greek: Ἄτλας, Átlās) is a Titan condemned to hold up the heavens or sky for eternity after the Titanomachy. Atlas also plays a role in the myths of …

5 天之前 · Massive interstellar 3I/Atlas comet is about to disappear from Earth's view With some of spacecraft observations, including from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, …

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atlas, a collection of maps or charts, usually bound together. The name derives from a custom—initiated by Gerardus Mercator in the 16th century—of using the figure of the Titan …

2020年1月29日 · An atlas is a collection of various maps of the earth or a specific region of the earth, such as the U.S. or Europe. The maps in atlases show geographic features, the …

2023年10月19日 · The mythological creature Atlas is often associated, and pictured, on atlases. Atlas was a giant (called a Titan) who was forced to carry the Earth and the heavens (usually …

An “Atlas” or “atlas” is an incredibly strong person or one who carries an enormous burden. Since the sixteenth century, pictures of Atlas and his burden have been used as decorations on …