A stunning new photo of Earth from Saturn was released by NASA thanks to one of its major spacecrafts, Cassini. The photo that's reminiscent of "Pale Blue Dot" is one of Cassini's latest photos before it begins its demise at Saturn.
Between Saturn's Rings
One of Cassini's latest photos was of the home that it left 20 years ago. The new photo released by NASA was taken by Cassini on April 12 at 1:41 a.m. EDT, and shows the Earth as a tiny dot in between the icy rings of Saturn.
Although this particular image of Earth is small and faint, a closer look would reveal the Earth's moon as the smaller, fainter light on its left.
What's more, though it is almost impossible to tell due to its distance to the planet when the photo was taken, the portion of Earth facing Cassini in the photo was the southern Atlantic Ocean.
Also seen in the photo are Saturn's A Ring at the top, and the F Ring at the bottom.
NASA states that from Saturn, the Earth and the inner planets of the solar system are close to the sun and could easily be captured in photos, but that such opportunities were rare during the entirety of Cassini's mission.
