ExoMars Takes First Hi-Res Image With The Lens Cap On

It doesn't exactly qualify as eye candy, but the first image from the ESA-Roscosmos ExoMars spacecraft is beautiful to behold in its own way. For most of us, a picture like this would mean something went horribly wrong with our camera. But as the first image from the spacecraft, it tells us that the camera and its pointing system are functioning properly. ExoMars is a joint project between the European Space Agency and Roscosmos, the Russian Federal Space Agency. It's an ambitious project, and c...