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Curiosity Views Earth Setting, Phobos Rising (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (8 children)

Maybe someone smarter than me can answer a question that this picture prompted in my mind. How come Mars in just a pinprick in the sky for us looking at Mars from Earth, but a crescent is visible of the earth from the surface of Mars?

Edit: I am as dumb as I expected. Thanks for the responses, and a big fuck you to the person who shamed me for my ignorance. I'm glad that there was only one

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Sun light. This photo looks like it was taken at dusk or dawn and it's dark enough to see the far side/day side of earth reflecting more than the night side. It's not as noticeable for us with Venus because it's closer ie brighter and more reflective due to the atmosphere making it visibly white.

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