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The Pale Blue Dot from Voyager 1

The Pale Blue Dot from Voyager 1

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The Pale Blue Dot from Voyager 1
This image of Earth was taken by Voyager 1 on 14 February 1990 from a distance of more than 6 billion kilometers. Earth shows as a mere dot within a ray of light scattered inside the spacecraft's camera optics.

Most NASA images are in the public domain. Reuse of this image is governed by NASA's image use policy.

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