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Cassini's 2013 photo of Earth from Saturn resurfaces

Original: Everyone on Earth was in this photo — and we all knew it. On July 19, 2013, NASA's Cassini probe slipped into Saturn's s

On July 19, 2013, NASA's Cassini probe slipped into Saturn's shadow and photographed the entire Saturnian system, capturing the rings backlit by the Sun along with seven moons. In the lower right of the image sits a tiny pale blue dot: Earth, some 1.4 billion kilometres away. The image, known as 'The Day the Earth Smiled', is being shared again as a reminder that everyone alive at the time was in the frame.

Why now: People are once again moved by the iconic image showing all of humanity as a single pale blue dot.

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• Everyone on Earth was in this photo — and we all knew it. On July 19, 2013, NASA's Cassini probe slipped into Saturn's shadow and photographed the whole system: the rings backlit by the Sun, seven moons — and in the lower right, a tiny pale blue dot: us, 1.4 billion km away.… · eatrics · 3

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