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Nick_Ninja
Tue Jul 23rd, 2013, 01:59 PM
http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/figures/PIA17171_fig1.jpg
dirkterrell
Tue Jul 23rd, 2013, 04:55 PM
The person responsible for taking this image is right here in Boulder...
mdub
Tue Jul 23rd, 2013, 05:17 PM
Again picture like this really shows how insignificant we really are.
Grim2.0
Tue Jul 23rd, 2013, 07:10 PM
The person responsible for taking this image is right here in Boulder...


Are his initials DT?
cbirchem0724
Tue Jul 23rd, 2013, 08:33 PM
Again picture like this really shows how insignificant we really are.
Definitely makes you believe in the possibility of E.T. If we are that small and there are billions of other solar systems like ours.
dirkterrell
Tue Jul 23rd, 2013, 08:55 PM
Are his initials DT?

No, it's Carolyn Porco at the Space Science Institute. She is the lead of the Cassini Imaging Team and in addition to being an excellent scientist, also has an appreciation for the importance of doing images like this that address the human aspects of scientific exploration rather than a specific scientific question. Here's a nice story about the image:

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-34763_162-57594986-10391740/nasas-cassini-beams-back-stunning-pictures-of-saturn-earth/
~Barn~
Tue Jul 23rd, 2013, 10:56 PM
What an utterly amazing feat. It's really mentally crippling to try to grasp the achievements behind something like this photo.
dirkterrell
Wed Jul 24th, 2013, 09:35 AM
What an utterly amazing feat. It's really mentally crippling to try to grasp the achievements behind something like this photo.

Yeah, if you step back from the daily grind of living and think about this accomplishment, it really is a powerful testament to the kinds of things we can achieve if we choose to do so.