Bruce Murray Space Image Library
Earth in true and false color as seen by MESSENGER
![Earth in true and false color as seen by MESSENGER](https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_768x1545_crop_center-center_60_line/20130218_earth_true-and-false_messenger_sideways.jpg 768w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_576x1158_crop_center-center_60_line/20130218_earth_true-and-false_messenger_sideways.jpg 576w)
The spacecraft was 102,918 kilometers (63,950 miles) away from Earth when the images were taken. At full resolution, they represent only 1/10 the level of detail that MDIS will achieve in its global, multispectral mapping of Mercury. These images were captured on August 2, 2005.