Bruce Murray Space Image Library
Carl Sagan Viking dusk panorama
![Carl Sagan Viking dusk panorama](https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_2400x415_crop_center-center_82_line/20130304_DUSK-Carl-Sagan-cadre2.jpg 2400w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_1200x207_crop_center-center_82_line/20130304_DUSK-Carl-Sagan-cadre2.jpg 1200w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_768x133_crop_center-center_60_line/20130304_DUSK-Carl-Sagan-cadre2.jpg 768w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_576x99_crop_center-center_60_line/20130304_DUSK-Carl-Sagan-cadre2.jpg 576w)
The original image was acquired in panchromatic mode -- that is, in black-and-white. It was processed and then colorized using the real colors retrieved from other images taken at sunset.
Olivier de Goursac shares this image as a tribute to Carl Sagan and to the Planetary Society.