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Phobos and Earth as seen from the surface of Mars by NASA's Curiosity Rover
Phobos and Earth as seen from the surface of Mars by NASA's Curiosity Rover
Phobos and Earth as seen from the surface of Mars by NASA's Curiosity Rover

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The movie is an animation of five short exposures taken on Sept. 5, 2024, the 4,295th Martian day, or sol, of Curiosity's mission. Mars' moon Phobos is on the left and Earth is the tiny shiny dot on the right.

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Phobos and Earth as seen from the surface of Mars by NASA's Curiosity Rover

The movie is an animation of five short exposures taken on Sept. 5, 2024, the 4,295th Martian day, or sol, of Curiosity's mission. Phobos is on the left and Earth is the dot on the right.

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19 April 2025
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Phobos and Earth as seen from the surface of Mars by NASA's Curiosity Rover

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NASA's Curiosity Mars rover used its Mast Camera, or Mastcam, to capture this view of Earth setting while Phobos, one of Mars' two moons, is rising. It's the first time an image of the two celestial bodies have been captured together from the surface of Mars.

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