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[–] Zron@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

As has been said, the blue dot in the photo is earth, not the crescent.

But you also have to remember that earth is about twice the size of mars, so when they’re the same distance apart, earth will appear twice the size in the Martian sky then mars does for us.