Carl Sagan: Astronomy Icon's Legacy in Pictures (Gallery)

By Space.com Staff
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Seth MacFarlane.

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Writer, producer and director Seth MacFarlane provided the personal papers of astronomer Carl Sagan to the Library of Congress. The Sagan collection is officially designated The Seth MacFarlane Collection of the Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan Archive. Undated file photo.

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