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Earth and Moon from Saturn

Here is the view from Saturn. Earth is the brighter of the two spots in the image. 
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Last Friday we asked you to “wave” to Saturn, as theCassini mission orbiting Saturn would be “waving back” and taking a picture of the Earth and Moon. Here is the view from Saturn. Earth is the brighter of the two spots in the image. 

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute

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