October 10, 2024

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See the first image of Earth’s moon and Mars “Phobos” taken from the Red Planet

See the first image of Earth’s moon and Mars “Phobos” taken from the Red Planet

NASA’s Curiosity rover has captured a stunning view from the surface of Mars: the first-ever image of Earth next to the Red Planet’s moon Phobos.

Using its mast camera, or Mastcam for short, curiousity Earth was photographed setting in the Red Planet’s night sky while one of Mars’ moons, PhobosThe sun rises on September 5. The new image from the spacecraft, which consists of five short exposures and 12 long exposures, captures a rocky outcrop of Mars in the foreground and a wide sky with Earth and Phobos at the upper right. The image, which NASA shared online on September 13, shows Phobos on the left and Earth on the right.