30 years of “a pale blue dot”

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "It is, without a doubt, one of the best space images in history.“data-reactid =” 31 “>It is, without a doubt, one of the best space images in history.

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "The famous photo of the Earth, known as"a pale blue point “ celebrates its 30th anniversary this February 14. “data-reactid =” 32 “> The famous photo of the Earth, known as”a pale blue point “ celebrates its 30th anniversary this February 14.

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "It was picked up by the probe Voyager 1 from a distance of approximately 6,000 million kilometers. “data-reactid =” 33 “> It was captured by the probe Voyager 1 from a distance of approximately 6,000 million kilometers.

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<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "This new version of the photo continues to show our planet like a tiny pixel in the vastness of space, trapped inside a sunbeam, only that it looks a little sharper. “data-reactid =” 35 “> This new version of the photo continues to show our planet as a tiny pixel in the vastness of space, trapped inside a sunbeam, only it looks a little sharper.

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "The" pale blue dot "was part of a sequence of photos taken by Voyager before its camera system was turned off to save energy.“data-reactid =” 36 “> The” pale blue dot “was part of a sequence of photos taken by Voyager before its camera system was turned off to save energy.

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<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Carl Sagan and Carolyn Porco, two image scientists of the mission, they convinced the directors of the NASA so that the ship made a “family portrait of the solar system”.“data-reactid =” 58 “> Carl Sagan and Carolyn Porco, two mission imaging scientists, convinced NASA managers to make the ship make a “family portrait of the solar system”.

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "The probe took a total of 60 photos that included the Sun and six of the main planets: Venus, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.“data-reactid =” 59 “> The probe took a total of 60 photos that included the Sun and six of the main planets: Venus, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

Mercury and Mars (and Pluto) were left out for several reasons.

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Inspiration

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“Look again at that point. The one that is here. That is the home. That is us,” the scientist wrote in his book “A pale blue dot: a vision of the human future in space,” published in 1994.

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<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "And compared the Earth with" a speck of dust suspended in a sunbeam “.” data-reactid = “86”> And compared the Earth with “a speck of dust suspended in a sunbeam. “

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Image" confronts us with a powerful recognition of ourselves, a recognition that never stops move us“said Carolyn Porco, remembering it for the BBC in 2013.” data-reactid = “87”> The image “confronts us with a powerful recognition of ourselves, a recognition that never stops move us“said Carolyn Porco, remembering it for the BBC in 2013.

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "Garry Hunt, who was part of the team in charge of the Voyager images, says that the photo is more relevant today than ever.30 years later, Hunt still shows the image in his conferences.“data-reactid =” 88 “> Garry Hunt, who was part of the team in charge of Voyager images, says the photo is more relevant today than ever. 30 years later, Hunt still shows the image in his conferences.

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