FACTOID #53: If you thought Antarctica was inhospitable, think again - its land area is only ninety-eight percent ice. Reassuringly, the other 2% is categorised as "barren rock".
The Aster was an Englishautomobile manufactured from 1922 to 1930. The company only made six cylinder cars; the first was the 18/50, which had a 2681cc engine (this was enlarged in 1926 to a 3-liter engine). Later examples of the marque featured Burt-McCollum single sleeve valve engines.
Aster, a genus of flowering plants in the Family Asteraceae.
In cellular biology, aster is a star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis.
Ginza Aster, a chinese cuisene restaurant in Japan.
Arrol-Johnston (later known as the Arrol-Aster) was a Scottish automobile manufactured from 1896 to 1931.
In 1927 Arrol-Johnston and Aster of Wembley, London, merged; pushrod Arrol-Johnstons of 15/40hp and 17/50hp were manufactured alongside sleeve valve Arrol-Asters.
The final model to be produced new was the Straight-8 sleeve-valve Arrol-Aster 23/70hp of 3292cc, which was not enough to keep the company from folding.
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