<p>Not yet, as far as I can tell.  The comet looks very different from Mars and while I haven't done the math, I don't think it has an apparent size from the rovers' perspectives to make it look like anything more than a dot.  Since Neowise is moving away from the Sun, the length and brightness of its tail is diminishing rapidly.</p>

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<p>We are seeing stunning pictures of comet NEOWISE from earth (and ISS too), are there any pictures captured from Mars by an orbiter or rover, or any other spacecraft?</p>

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Has any of the orbiters or rover on Mars captured image of comet NEOWISE?
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# Has any of the orbiters or rover on Mars captured image of comet NEOWISE?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-08-03)

We are seeing stunning pictures of comet NEOWISE from earth (and ISS too), are there any pictures captured from Mars by an orbiter or rover, or any other spacecraft?

**Tags:** observational-astronomy, solar-system, mars, comets

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### Answer by username_1 on 2020-08-03. Score: 2

Not yet, as far as I can tell. The comet looks very different from Mars and while I haven't done the math, I don't think it has an apparent size from the rovers' perspectives to make it look like anything more than a dot. Since Neowise is moving away from the Sun, the length and brightness of its tail is diminishing rapidly.


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