--- title: "NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Captured a Glimpse of Earth and Moon in One Frame" description: "NASA Reconnaissance Orbiter mission to Mars catches a glimpse of Earth and Moon in one frame which is looking beautiful with the highest percent of cl" author: "Sanjay Goenka" published: 2022-04-25 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/1595/nasa-mars-reconnaissance-orbiter-captured-a-glimpse-of-earth-and-moon-in-one-frame category: "space and research" tags: ["technology", "technology news", "moon", "space science"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Captured a Glimpse of Earth and Moon in One Frame **Earth and Moon are captured in a single picture** captured by the **NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter** which is enchanting the view of space through the space eye. The main featuring thing is the clouds and the image is related to the [West Coast](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39924/jewish-settlers-in-the-united-states-often-made-a-living-as-peddlers-throughout-the-south-the-midwest-and-later-the-west-coast-one-of-these-peddlers-created-an-iconic-american-product-what-was-it) outline of [South America](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41072/how-did-spain-s-early-entry-into-colonization-in-the-caribbean-mexico-and-south-america-shape-european-and-american-developments-in-this-period) at the lower right. ## Highlights ``` The image is shared by NASA again and taken in October 2007 Mars Reconnaissance was launched in August 2005 It was delivered into Mars orbit in March 2006 ``` **Also Read:** **[NASA's InSight Lander Detects the Largest Marsquakes of 4.2 and 4.1 Magnitude](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1593/nasa-s-insight-lander-detects-the-largest-marsquakes-of-4-2-and-4-1-magnitude)** An image was captured by NASA **Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)** in which the Earth is **142 million Kilometers** away from Mars. The image includes the Earth and the Moon and some wonderful clouds which make the image more enchanting for people. It always seems strange to look at the earth and the Moon together in a frame from Martian orbit, NASA has made it possible with the help of its Martian Orbiter Reconnaissance which captured such seen. In the image only the visible part of the Earth and the moon is visible. ![NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Captured a Glimpse of Earth and Moon in One Frame](https://www.mindstick.com/usernews/641521/d80f5e84-9914-4b4d-9f5b-bd0d67006a62/images/4d7cad5b-0716-4027-95cd-428ef796e58a.png)\ As per the **[NASA](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1568/nasa-says-perseverance-rover-making-new-records-on-the-red-planet)** statement, the image of the Earth is light blue and the Moon looked White against a dark, black canvas. The image was taken by the **High-[Resolution](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12502/looking-for-an-mba-degree-we-guide-you-with-the-perfect-resolution) Imaging Science [Experiment](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/43405/who-created-the-holy-experiment) ([HiRISE](https://mars.nasa.gov/mro/mission/instruments/hirise/))** cameras of MRO. The currently posted image was taken in October 2007, and again this image has been shared by [American](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81363/coronavirus-effect-on-american-farms-is-severe) [Space Agency](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32252/cryogenic-engine-for-upper-stage-of-gslv-mk-iii-was-successfully-tested-by-which-space-agency) NASA this week. Agency said the clouds are the dominant feature in the Earth image and the image showing the West Coast outline of South America at the lower right. NASA also revealed about the time the image was captured the phase angle was 98 degrees. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was launched in August 2005 and delivered to Mars in 2006. **Also Read: [Pluto's Eccentric Behavior, Radically Different from other Planets](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1594/pluto-s-eccentric-behavior-radically-different-from-other-planets)** --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/1595/nasa-mars-reconnaissance-orbiter-captured-a-glimpse-of-earth-and-moon-in-one-frame Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.