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Author: | J Kaufman [ Mon Jul 22, 2013 7:28 pm ] |
Post subject: | Today's scientific insight |
When you take a picture of something from way, way, far away, it looks itty-bitty. Who knew? Smaller, paler Earth unveiled in new NASA photo Quote: CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., July 22 (Reuters) - A robotic space
Ads by Google probe nearly 900 million miles (1.5 billion km) from Earth turned its gaze away from Saturn and its entourage of moons to take a picture of its home planet, NASA said on Monday. The resulting image shows Earth as a very small, blue-tinged dot - paler and tinier than in other photos - overshadowed by the giant Saturn's rings in foreground. |
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