The Mars MRO has taken another unique picture of Earth, this time with Jupiter in the background. Thats right, in the image below, Jupiter is 600Million miles away while Earth is 86 Million miles away. Click on the link for a larger image.
Earth and Jupiter, from Mars
You have to admire the technology required to take this image. You can see the south American content on Earth, and the galilean moons of Jupiter.
Details of the Earth Image
How is such a picture possible? Well the planets need to align just right as shown below. However you have to be watching and be ready to take the snap.
Orbital Alignment
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