Pale Blue Dot: Carl Sagan
The tiny blue pixellated dot that represented Earth, taken in that picture, was then famously contextualised by Sagan, as he reflected on the significance of the dot in the photo, and Earth's place in the Universe, in his book, "Pale Blue Dot".
"The Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life... There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we’ve ever known.” – Carl Sagan
Phill Pullinger
The tiny blue pixellated dot that represented Earth, taken in that picture, was then famously contextualised by Sagan, as he reflected on the significance of the dot in the photo, and Earth's place in the Universe, in his book, "Pale Blue Dot".
"The Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life... There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we’ve ever known.” – Carl Sagan
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