NASA's famous 'day the Earth smiled' photo captured rare glimpse of our planet

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NASA's famous 'day the Earth smiled' photo captured rare glimpse of our planet
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The picture was taken by Nasa's Cassini spacecraft in 2013

Nasa recently remembered a famous image of Earth as a mere pale blue dot in the distance. The famous photograph was taken in 1990 by

describes the photo as 'the day the Earth smiled', the wide-angle camera on say 'the Moon can be seen as a fainter protrusion off its right side.' This image marked the first time that people on Earth knew in advance that their planet was being imaged. The space agency says that opportunity allowed people around the world to 'join together in social events to celebrate the occasion.'

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