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            "release_date": "2013-11-22T11:00:00-05:00",
            "update_date": "2023-05-03T13:51:25.912803-04:00",
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                "alt_text": "Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) has entered the NASA STEREO/SECCHI HI-1A field of view where it joins the Earth, Mercury and comet 2P/Encke. Credit: Karl Battams/NASA/STEREO/CIOC",
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