Climate and Energy Lecture - Pale Blue Dot

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Climate and Energy Lecture - Pale Blue Dot

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This episode is part of an additional series within DTE that supplements Cornell course EAS 1101 Climate and Energy. This episode discusses Carl Sagan's famous description of the earth, as a pale blue dot.

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