Mars Makes A Special Appearance In November


	Mars Makes A Special Appearance In November

constantskeptic

11-3-2007 9:56 PM

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11-4-2007 11:14 AM

The REAL Napster

This is OLD information being rehashed again. Mars was actually in it's closest proximity back in 2003. People keep resending the information and changing the date. Shame on Physorg.com for posting FALSE and outdated information.

11-4-2007 11:20 AM

The REAL Napster

Furthermore, Mars will be 'close' (but surely not as close as 2003) on Dec 24th, 2007, not November as they state.

Here is a planetary opposition chart of Earth and Mars showing the distances and proximities.

11-4-2007 12:02 PM

constantskeptic

thanks for the correction real napster... I agree... shame on physorg.com, many sites post cyclical news stories the same time every year...

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