- Original Caption Released with Image:
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This is the first image ever taken of Earth from the surface of a planet
beyond the Moon. It was taken by the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit one
hour before sunrise on the 63rd martian day, or sol, of its mission. The
image is a mosaic of images taken by the rover's navigation camera
showing a broad view of the sky, and an image taken by the rover's
panoramic camera of Earth. The contrast in the panoramic camera image
was increased two times to make Earth easier to see.
The inset shows a combination of four panoramic camera images zoomed in
on Earth. The arrow points to Earth. Earth was too faint to be detected
in images taken with the panoramic camera's color filters.
- Image Credit:
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NASA/JPL/Cornell/Texas A&M
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