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The space probe was facing Earth's Southern Atlantic Ocean, some 870 million miles (1.4 billion km) away, when the image of it was captured on April 12, says NASA.
In a zoomed-in version of the image, Earth's moon is also clearly visible, seeming to float alongside our bright planet in the dark vastness of space.
The image marks Cassini's last view of Earth as the spacecraft prepares to end its mission by dramatically plunging into Saturn's atmosphere on September 15.
The probe's 'Grand Finale' mission begins on Friday when the spacecraft will complete a close flyby of Saturn's moon, Titan - passing a mere 600 miles above its surface - before beginning its final set of 22 orbits between Saturn and its rings.
Cassini, a $3.2 billion mission from NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Italian Space Agency, launched in 1997 and has delivered unprecedented data of Saturn and its moons.
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I'm not the most objective person in the world, by any means. It's hard to get over the possibility that the plane is stationary and flat (took me weeks), 'but' there are enough points made in the FE concept that disprove the ball Earth, Gravity and many other theories (turned law). It's worth investigating with an open mind. Of course, these people (Yes, you SOTT) without any serious investigation) say the whole thing is a psyop. I don't do psyops (consciously), and have looked at both points for over a year now.
You can compartmentalize scientists. At the top of NASA is a group of Masons. It's a nice way to keep a cult going with all those Tax dollars coming in. Believe it or don't. Please stop calling me names, it's rude and completely disrespectful to my right of freewill.
I find it hard to believe that anyone can truly believe those things. I experience gravity on a daily basis, I don't know about you.
A sphere is the most economical shape in existence and in a complete vacuum, the sphere is the most easily maintained shape in existence.
How can the Earth be f#cking flat? I have read all the theories, mind you and it makes as little sense to me now as it did when I was actually willing to give the theories a chance.
Plus, who the hell would benefit from the idea that the Earth is flat? Except those whose goal it is to spread cognitive dissonance in order to distract people from what is really going on.
Also, who the f#ck cares if the Earth is flat or round? Does that affect the common man's day to day affairs? I wouldn't think so.
I say that there are a lot more important things to spend your time with. Possibly use your time to seek some counseling and start doing things to make other's lives better.
I assume (he/she/lgbt/other form of letters) was under the impression this was CNN and was commenting to his counterparts about us.