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Pictures of Earth From Mars

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-can-see-my-house-from-here dept.

11223 writes "Mars Global Surveyor has snapped a picture of Earth from its Mars orbit. This picture, the first of its kind, shows Earth, the Moon, and Jupiter. Earth is visible as a half disc exposing North and South America; apparently the Moon had to be "processed" into the picture."

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  1. oh great by cr@ckwhore · · Score: 1, Redundant

    awesome! We slashdotted mars

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  2. Wow! UPI Really has the Crap Slinger on High Today by GMontag · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Well, a slightly different version of this story was submitted on Thursday May 22, @03:56PM . Enjoy!

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