HiRise, The Earth and Moon as Seen from Mars (PSP_005558_9040): “This is an image of Earth and the Moon, acquired at 5:20 a.m. MST on 3 October 2007, at a range of 142 million kilometers, which gives the HiRISE image a scale of 142 km/pixel and an Earth diameter of about 90 pixels and a [...]
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Volunteers Sought for Simulated Mars Mission
June 21st, 2007
Space.com: “During the simulation, men and women “Martianauts,” as you might call them, will watch Earth disappear into the blackness of space as they munch on the same kinds of food available on the International Space Station. ESA will even attempt to simulate the 40-minute time delay for radio signals to travel from the craft [...]