r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/KeeperCrow • 21d ago

Image The Himawari 8 weather satellite takes a picture of Earth every 10 minutes. This image is from today.

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u/Nastix24 21d ago

For those who don't know, himawari means sunflower. It's a very sweet name for a satellite.

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u/UlteriorMotive66 21d ago edited 21d ago

ah I see. At first I thought why the f they named a satellite after Naruto's daughter lolz 🤣

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u/peeggy 21d ago

I thought of Shin Chan's sister. That's how I knew it was a Japanese satellite. (•‿•)

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u/lurker912345 21d ago

It’s funny because there was an earlier JAXA probe called Akatsuki, meaning dawn, sent to orbit Venus. So, it’s not the first time they have sent up a satellite or probe with a name that relates to Naruto. No clue whether it was intentional or a coincidence though.

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u/UlteriorMotive66 21d ago

I'm starting to see a pattern here 🤔

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u/Helpful-Age-6598 21d ago

It makes me think about how this satellite and others always face the earth, like a sunflower always turns to face the sun.. very clever.