Bruce Murray Space Image Library

Earth setting over Gale crater (animation)

Earth setting over Gale crater (animation)
Earth setting over Gale crater (animation) Curiosity captured three images of Earth setting in the western sky after sunset on sol 529 with its higher-resolution Mastcam-100. Here, the images have been subtracted to cancel out noise in the camera detector, revealing Earth's bright dot in motion. NASA / JPL / MSSS / fredk