It is now almost possible to assign color combinations, based on the colors of clouds and sky, to every planet in the Solar System — from the sulfur-… - Carl Sagan

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It is now almost possible to assign color combinations, based on the colors of clouds and sky, to every planet in the Solar System — from the sulfur-stained skies of Venus and the rusty skies of Mars to the aquamarine of Uranus and the hypnotic and unearthly blue of Neptune. Sacre-jaunt, sacre-rouge, sacre-vert. Perhaps they will one day adorn the flags of distant human outposts in the Solar System, in that time when the new frontiers are sweeping out from the Sun to the stars, and the explorers are surrounded by the endless black of space. Sacre-noir.

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About Carl Sagan

Carl Edward Sagan (9 November 1934 – 20 December 1996) was an American astronomer, planetary scientist, cosmologist, astrophysicist, astrobiologist, author, and science communicator. His best known scientific contribution is research on extraterrestrial life, including experimental demonstration of the production of amino acids from basic chemicals by radiation. Sagan assembled the first physical messages sent into space, the Pioneer plaque and the Voyager Golden Record, universal messages that could potentially be understood by any extraterrestrial intelligence that might find them. Sagan argued the hypothesis, accepted since, that the high surface temperatures of Venus can be attributed to, and calculated using, the greenhouse effect. He testified to the US Congress in 1985 that the greenhouse effect will change the earth's climate system.

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Native Name: Carl Edward Sagan
Alternative Names: Sagan Carl E. Sagan Carl E Sagan C. E. Sagan C.E. Sagan C E Sagan C. Sagan C Sagan Sagan C Sagan C. Sagan C. E. Sagan CE
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والكون يجبر الذين يعيشون فيه على أن يفهموه. وتلك المخلوقات التي تنظر إلى الخبرات اليومية وكأنها مجرد اختلاط مشوش بغير نظام - ودون إمكانية التنبؤ بالأحداث - هي في خطر ماحق. فالكون ينتمي إلى أولئك الذين لديهم تصور له ولو بصورة جزئية.

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