Twinkle, Twinkle, Little ... Earth? Mars Rover Spies Home Planet

Saturday, February 8, 2014 - 14:00 in Astronomy & Space

Look up to the evening sky and you'll often spot Venus shining brightly — but what would you see on Mars? This picture from the Curiosity rover's Mastcam just after the Martian sunset shows that the brightest thing in the sky is Earth itself.

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