# Too cool! Picture of Earth from Mars! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 23, 2003, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-cool-picture-of-earth-from-mars/176952 "2003-05-23T02:17:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bernse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@bernse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernse)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-cool-picture-of-earth-from-mars/176952/1 "2003-05-23T02:17:39Z")
[http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/05/0522\_030522\_earthmars.html](http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/05/0522_030522_earthmars.html) From the Mars Global Surveyor. I think this kind of stuff is so neat, our planet from another one. Kind of makes you feel even smaller yet, in the big scheme of things. ---
**Author:** ![bernse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@bernse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernse)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-cool-picture-of-earth-from-mars/176952/2 "2003-05-23T02:30:52Z")
[http://www.msss.com/mars\_images/moc/2003/05/22/](http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/2003/05/22/) Link to more original version, includes Jupiter! ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-cool-picture-of-earth-from-mars/176952/3 "2003-05-23T02:43:44Z")
Very cool. Thanks for sharing. ---
**Author:** ![Payton\_s\_Servant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@Payton\_s\_Servant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Payton_s_Servant)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-cool-picture-of-earth-from-mars/176952/4 "2003-05-23T02:45:10Z")
Very cool. I’m reminded of the photo of the Earth taken by the crew of, I believe it was Apollo 17. You know, the one that is referred to as _The Blue Marble._ ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a5b964/32.png) [@Bill\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_H)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-cool-picture-of-earth-from-mars/176952/5 "2003-05-23T04:03:06Z")
That **is** very cool. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-cool-picture-of-earth-from-mars/176952/6 "2003-05-23T05:31:28Z")
Keen! ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-cool-picture-of-earth-from-mars/176952/7 "2003-05-23T05:33:56Z")
That’ll bend your brain pretty good. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bluesman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@Bluesman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bluesman)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-cool-picture-of-earth-from-mars/176952/8 "2003-05-23T10:28:03Z")
Dam’! I had my eyes closed! ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-cool-picture-of-earth-from-mars/176952/9 "2003-05-23T13:52:52Z")
I wonder how it would compare to one actually taken from the surface of Mars, one that would truly show what a Martian’s view would be. Shot from orbit, the atmospheric effects might be more or less depending. Still, it’s an awesome sight. Thanks for the link! ---
**Author:** ![Figimingle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Figimingle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Figimingle)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-cool-picture-of-earth-from-mars/176952/10 "2003-05-23T14:53:22Z")
Thank you **bernse** , for the links. I could stare at the pictures all morning. We’ve all seen pics of Venus or Jupiter - slightly blurry, only the side toward the sun visible. It’s just so amazing to see the Earth the same way, as just another ball in space. ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-cool-picture-of-earth-from-mars/176952/11 "2003-05-23T16:06:38Z")
I can see myself! Yeah, that rocks. I wanna go, I wanna go! ---
**Author:** ![ace22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f05b48/32.png) [@ace22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ace22)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-cool-picture-of-earth-from-mars/176952/12 "2003-05-23T16:57:20Z")
Kind of blurry. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-cool-picture-of-earth-from-mars/176952/13 "2003-05-23T18:48:12Z")
So, can we have your liver then? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-cool-picture-of-earth-from-mars/176952/14 "2003-05-23T18:57:23Z")
Alec, I’ll take “Interesting posts in the wrong thread” for a thousand please. Errr… at least I hope that’s the case. ---
**Author:** ![bernse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@bernse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernse)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-cool-picture-of-earth-from-mars/176952/15 "2003-05-23T20:43:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by GargoyleWB \* > \*\*So, can we have your liver then? \*\* :eek: NO! I kinda need it! ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-cool-picture-of-earth-from-mars/176952/16 "2003-05-23T21:01:48Z")
Words fail me. It’s just, well, really neat. [Crow T. Robot] I feel so insignifigant. … 'Course, I always feel insignifigant." [/Crow T. Robot] ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-cool-picture-of-earth-from-mars/176952/17 "2003-05-23T21:07:14Z")
That is Extremely Neat. ---
**Author:** ![Capt.Caustic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecc23a/32.png) [@Capt.Caustic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Caustic)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-cool-picture-of-earth-from-mars/176952/18 "2003-05-23T21:47:26Z")
Call me biased, but that’s the best damn looking planet in the Solar System.