Science, Technology and Society 361: "Mars Exploration" -- Fall 2010

Friday, December 21, 2007

Earth Photographed from Mars in Surprising Detail

A photo taken from an orbiter around Mars has captured an image that actually shows clouds and continents! When looking at the image in various ways, scientists have been able to see Earth's moon sometimes, and then Jupiter and its moons at others moments. What is intriguing also about this image is that we can now have a picture that visually reminds us that our planet is not the only one in space, because Earth is not alone in the photo. This is a positive step in the technology of today, showing us that it is possible to take such pictures (from other planets!) and, then process them to make the images more complete.

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/earth_from_mars_030522.html

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