Being a sci-fi fan, geek, whatever, I also can’t stop reading about astronomy, astrophysics, and all that fascinating stuff out there in the stars I can’t even begin to comprehend. Among other things I try to follow the rover missions as much as I can, even though I can be a bit late sometimes.
Recently, I came across a wonderful picture taken by the Spirit on Mars in 2004.
It is the Earth, viewed from the red planet. A tiny dot, barely visible in the dusty martian skies. An awesome and humbling sight which reminded me of another picture, and Sagan’s famous description of it: The pale blue dot.
The only home we’ve ever known.
