<p><br /> NASA's Curiosity rover on red planet has snapped its first view of Earth - with the Moon shining nearby - from the surface of Mars.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The image makes Earth look minuscule if seen from other planets!<br /><br />Earlier, the most famous photograph of Earth from space was 'Pale Blue Dot' view captured by NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft in 1990.<br /><br />The Curiosity rover used the left-eye camera to get this striking image.<br /><br />It first watched the Martian sunset then photographed Earth, said a NASA press release.<br />"A human observer with normal vision, if standing on Mars, could easily see Earth and the moon as two distinct, bright 'evening stars'," said NASA officials.<br /><br />The Mars rover got this image during its 529th day on the Martian surface.<br /><br />The $2.5 billion rover has been exploring the vast Gale Crater on Mars since August 2012.</p>
<p><br /> NASA's Curiosity rover on red planet has snapped its first view of Earth - with the Moon shining nearby - from the surface of Mars.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The image makes Earth look minuscule if seen from other planets!<br /><br />Earlier, the most famous photograph of Earth from space was 'Pale Blue Dot' view captured by NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft in 1990.<br /><br />The Curiosity rover used the left-eye camera to get this striking image.<br /><br />It first watched the Martian sunset then photographed Earth, said a NASA press release.<br />"A human observer with normal vision, if standing on Mars, could easily see Earth and the moon as two distinct, bright 'evening stars'," said NASA officials.<br /><br />The Mars rover got this image during its 529th day on the Martian surface.<br /><br />The $2.5 billion rover has been exploring the vast Gale Crater on Mars since August 2012.</p>