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Pale Blue Dots

Iconic Images of Earth From Space

1. Rosetta

The European Space Agency launched the Rosetta spacecraft in 2004 to land a probe on comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko in November 2014.

When it swung by Earth for its third and final gravity boost on Nov. 12, 2009, Rosetta took a series of photos of the Earth. The outline of Antarctica is visible in the bottom portion of the planet.

Image: ESA/MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/RSSD/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA [high-resolution version]

2. NEAR

To reach asteroid 433 Eros, NASA’s Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous Spacecraft, or NEAR, had to swing by our home planet on Jan. 23, 1998. The south poles of the Earth and moon are visible in this shot.

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