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Thread ID: 8803 | Posts: 2 | Started: 2003-08-06
2003-08-06 05:58 | User Profile
The following is from [url=http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030805/sc_nm/space_mars_dc_1]http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...space_mars_dc_1[/url] Mars Ready for Close-Up, Best View in 60,000 Years Tue Aug 5, 2:13 PM ET
By Deborah Zabarenko
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mars is getting ready for its close-up, with the red planet coming as near to Earth this month as it has in almost 60,000 years.
Its closest pass will come on Aug. 27 at 5:51 a.m. EDT, when Mars will be less than 34.65 million miles away.
Complete article is at [url=http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030805/sc_nm/space_mars_dc_1]http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...space_mars_dc_1[/url]
And here is some speculation regarding life on Mars: [url=http://www.mactonnies.com/cydonia.html]http://www.mactonnies.com/cydonia.html[/url]
Regards,
Ares
2003-08-06 11:10 | User Profile
Mars is impressively bright; brighter than Jupiter even, and approaching the brightness of Venus. It's truly a sight to behold. Get out your telescope and observify before the brewing dust storms go global. B)