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Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space

by Carl Sagan (1994)

About this book

Inspired by the famous photograph of Earth taken by Voyager 1 from four billion miles away, Sagan traces our planetary history and casts his visionary gaze toward a future where humankind explores distant worlds.

Setting / LocationOuter Solar System & Beyond
Story EraVoyager 1 Deep Space Era
Protagonist / CoreHumanity in the Cosmos

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