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Earth Waves at Saturn's Cassini Spacecraft; NASA Releases Photo Collage
Earth Waves at Saturn's Cassini Spacecraft; NASA Releases Photo Collage
Nov 10, 2024 12:06 PM

It's your chance to see yourself from space.

A new collage called was released by NASA this week. The image commemorates July's "Wave at Saturn" event, when the Cassini spacecraft turned its attention toward Earth and snapped a photo.

SPACE.com reports more than 40,000 people took a moment to that day. People around the world that day, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif.

(NASA/JPL-Caltech)

Linda Spilker, Cassini project scientist at JPL, says the event marked the first time people on Earth had early notice that a photo was being taken from a far away planet.

"While to distinguish any individual human beings, the mission has put together this collage so that we can celebrate all your waving hands, uplifted paws, smiling faces and artwork," Spilker said in a news release.

The mosaic is one of several photos NASA is working on from the out-of-this-world photo shoot. NBC News reports NASA plans to release a large, full-color mosaic that will , with Earth as a blue speck in the background. You can expect to see that image in the next few weeks.

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New York City, posted on April 23, 2013. Cmdr. Chris Hadfield tweets: Incredibly clear, before the trees have filled with leaves. (Chris Hadfield/NASA)

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