Earth, as seen in the sky above Mars. This is the first image ever taken of Earth from the surface of a planet beyond the Moon. It was taken by the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit on March 8, 2004.

Photo courtesy of NASA/JPL/Cornell/Texas A&M.

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