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The Asteroid Nike Traditional Cache

Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

An asteroid :) .

This is a cache in a series that represents a scale model of the solar system at 66 million to one scale. The inner dome of the Adler Planetatrium represents the surface of The Sun.


This cache represents the asteroid Nike.

From Wikipedia:

307 Nike is a sizeable Main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on March 5, 1891 in Nice.

Michael Jordan would most likely visit this asteroid if he could.

Info from and more available at Wikipedia and here.

Location tweaked using Google Aerials.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)