NASA releases the first photo of Earth seen from Mars - China DOS Union Forum

News flash:

On the 22nd, NASA released the first photo of Earth seen from Mars, sent back by the “Mars Global Surveyor.” The “Mars Global Surveyor” took this photo on May 8 when it was operating at Mars.

Earth (below) and the Moon (above) as seen from Mars

According to the Associated Press, in this color photo Earth, 86 million miles away from Mars, appears as just a tiny blue dot, while the even smaller Moon is orbiting Earth.

People with sharp eyes can make out clouds over the central and eastern United States and northern South America in the specially processed enlarged photo, and can also see part of Central America and the Gulf of Mexico.

Earlier, NASA’s “Mars Pathfinder” tried several times in 1997 to take photos while approaching Mars, but was blocked by thick cloud cover.

Floor1　红色狂想	Posted 2003-05-24 00:00
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News flash: On the 22nd, NASA released the first photo of Earth seen from Mars, sent back by the “Mars Global Surveyor.” The “Mars Global Surveyor” took this photo on May 8 when it was operating at Mars. Earth (below) and the Moon (above) as seen from Mars According to the Associated Press, in this color photo Earth, 86 million miles away from Mars, appears as just a tiny blue dot, while the even smaller Moon is orbiting Earth. People with sharp eyes can make out clouds over the central and eastern United States and northern South America in the specially processed enlarged photo, and can also see part of Central America and the Gulf of Mexico. Earlier, NASA’s “Mars Pathfinder” tried several times in 1997 to take photos while approaching Mars, but was blocked by thick cloud cover.

Floor2　沈洁	Posted 2003-05-24 00:00
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Way too small!

Floor3　Roy	Posted 2003-05-24 00:00
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It really is too small.......

Floor4　我爱DOS	Posted 2003-05-24 00:00
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It’d be cool enough if we could get online there someday

Floor5　langhua	Posted 2003-05-24 00:00
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So cool you'd die~~ haha

Floor6　红色狂想	Posted 2003-05-25 00:00
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No problem, by the time we’re ninety we’ll be able to!