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Take a closer look at our planet at the Palais de la Découverte in Paris
03-19-2007 · European Space Agency (ESA)ESA PR 15-2007. From Tuesday 3 April to Sunday 26 August, visitors to the 'City of Light' will have one more attraction to pack into their busy schedules. A stop at the Palais de la Découverte will allow them to take a closer look at our planet, as ESA and this renowned Parisian museum have teamed up to exhibit an amazing selection of views of our Earth, with a high science content, taken by ESA's environmental satellite Envisat.
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