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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. Images look funny by dtolton · · Score: 1, Troll

    I was looking at those images and for some reason they just didn't look right to me. If you browse down the page a bit, you'll see that not only was the moon "processed" into the image. Essentially the entire "earth" and Jupiter images were "processed" as well.

    Why does Jupiter look so big in that picture? Did anyone catch what magnification that picture was taken at? Jupiter was behind the earth, and a long ways away, why does it still look so big?

    Looks like the server puked under the load, hopefully they'll come back up soon.

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  2. Re:Mission Accomplished by eurostar · · Score: 0, Troll

    North American side ?
    you mean the dark side of the earth ?

    with excuses to Pink Floyd...

  3. Re:"Processed" into the picture? by GammaTau · · Score: 1, Troll

    As if the people who claim the NASA missions to the moon are hoaxes didn't have enough ammuntion already...

    Oh, come on. The Moon is a Propaganda Hoax. The Mad Revisionist is even offering $100,000 for anyone who provides them, by e-mail, conclusive physical evidence of the existence of the moon.

  4. Re:Hey! by SeederGOD · · Score: 0, Troll

    so if you want to see it, try to go outside and look on it from sidewalk :) you don't need MGS to look on your house

  5. not slashdotted yet. by Unknown+Poltroon · · Score: 1, Troll

    http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003/22may_alie nearth.htm?list522264

    Or at least i can still see it.
    YEp, whorin for karma.

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