The Bruce Murray Space Image Library
Earth and the Moon as seen by Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter CTX
Filed under pretty pictures, pics of Earth by planetary missions, Earth, the Moon, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
As it sped away from Earth on September 8, 2005, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter turned to the crescent-phase Earth-Moon system, focusing on the Moon to test and calibrate its cameras.
NASA / JPL / MSSS
The exposure of this Context Camera (CTX) image was set for the relatively dim Moon, so Earth is overexposed. Earth and the Moon were about 10 million kilometers from the spacecraft when this image was taken.
Original image data dated on or about September 8, 2005
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