What does Earth look like when viewed from Mars? At 13:00 GMT on 8 May 2003, the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) had an opportunity to find out. In addition, a fortuitous alignment of Earth and Jupiter—the first planetary conjunction viewed from another planet—permitted the MOC to acquire an image of both of these bodies and their larger satellites. At the time, Mars and the orbiting camera were 139 million kilometers (86 million miles) from Earth and almost 1 billion kilometers (nearly 600 million miles) from Jupiter.
Earth, Moon, and Jupiter, as Seen From Mars
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Thanks Keith!
At least I now know what Earth looks like from Mars even if I never get to visit there. I assume these pictures are what an astronaut would see with the naked eye if he was standing on the surface of Mars? No clouds, no pollution and 86 million miles away!!