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Pale Blue Dot

United States of America · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1990–1994Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1990

Carl Sagan14 February 1990

Solar System · Science / Astronomy

Persuades NASA to command Voyager 1 to photograph Earth from beyond Neptune.

1994

Carl Edward Sagan1994

Science / Astronomy

Publication of "Pale Blue Dot"

Names involved

Carl Edward SaganCarl Sagan

Provenance

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