How Earth and Moon look from Mars

2008-05-20 10:43:44

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blademaster: I'm moving to Brazil; +2,075|7116

https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/jpeg/PIA10244.jpg

At the time the image was taken, Earth was 142 million kilometers (88 million miles) from Mars, giving the HiRISE image a scale of 142 kilometers (88 miles) per pixel, an Earth diameter of about 90 pixels and a moon diameter of 24 pixels. The phase angle is 98 degrees, which means that less than half of the disk of the Earth and the disk of the moon have direct illumination. We could image Earth and moon at full disk illumination only when they are on the opposite side of the sun from Mars, but then the range would be much greater and the image would show less detail.

http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA10244

Last edited by blademaster (2008-05-20 10:44:15)

2008-05-20 10:45:43

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Snake: Missing, Presumed Dead; +1,046|7037|England

Incredible stuff. Didnt realise they had anything on Mars for this kind of thing.

2008-05-20 10:47:06

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blademaster: I'm moving to Brazil; +2,075|7116

Snake wrote:
Incredible stuff. Didnt realise they had anything on Mars for this kind of thing.

This is an image of Earth and the moon, acquired on October 3, 2007, by the HiRISE camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Tells you how small Earth is compared to some of the other planets.

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2008-05-20 11:21:32

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Adams_BJ: Russian warship, go fuck yourself; +2,058|7093|Little Bentcock

blademaster wrote:
Snake wrote:
Incredible stuff. Didnt realise they had anything on Mars for this kind of thing.
This is an image of Earth and the moon, acquired on October 3, 2007, by the HiRISE camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Tells you how small Earth is compared to some of the other planets.

But we've got intelligent life, what have those bigger planets got?

2008-05-20 13:14:46

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argo4: Stand and Deliver; +86|6404|United States

Adams_BJ wrote:
blademaster wrote:
Snake wrote:
Incredible stuff. Didnt realise they had anything on Mars for this kind of thing.
This is an image of Earth and the moon, acquired on October 3, 2007, by the HiRISE camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Tells you how small Earth is compared to some of the other planets.
But we've got intelligent life, what have those bigger planets got?

hot blonde chicks maybe?

Last edited by argo4 (2008-05-20 13:15:07)

2008-05-20 13:25:12