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This image shows one of the first photos of Earth taken by the small Dove 2 satellite on May 1, 2013, during a satellite test flight by Planet Labs, Inc. of San Francisco, Calif.

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This image shows one of the first photos of Earth taken by the small Dove 2 satellite on April 26, 2013, during a satellite test flight by Planet Labs, Inc. of San Francisco, Calif.

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