Hand-Drawn Image and Actual First TV Image, Compared

The finished hand-drawn version of the first TV image has been compressed and arranged side by side by the actual first image after it was processed and printed.
July 16, 1965
CreditNASA/JPL-Caltech
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The finished hand-drawn version of the first TV image has been compressed and arranged side by side by the actual first image after it was processed and printed. The hand-drawn image captured the edge of Mars, the darkness of space, even some wispy clouds hovering above the planet.