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Earth Mars Comparison
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Caption:
This composite image of Earth and Mars was created to allow viewers to gain a better understanding of the relative sizes of the two planets. The Earth image was acquired from the Galileo orbiter at about 6:10 a.m. Pacific Standard Time on Dec. 11, 1990, when the spacecraft was about 1.3 million miles from the planet during the first of two Earth flybys on its way to Jupiter. The Mars image was acquired by the Mars Global Surveyor in April of 1999.
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | Mars | Earth |
| System | ||
| Target Type | Planet | |
| Mission | Galileo | Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) |
| Instrument Host | Mars Global Surveyor | Galileo Orbiter |
| Host Type | Orbiter | |
| Instrument | Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) | Solid-State Imaging (SSI) |
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Color | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2000-11-03 | |
| Date in Caption | 1990-12-11 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA02570 | |
| Identifier | PIA02570 | |
