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Feb 27th: Say Cheese
We’re celebrating the 35th anniversary of the first and only Portrait of the Solar System, a series of images taken by Voyager 1 on 14 Feb 1990. Dr. Candice Hansen-Koharcheck tells the story behind this portrait. She and Dr. Linda Spilker also talk about their career-long friendship.
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