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The planet Mars is about to pass closer to the Earth than at any time in the past 60 000 years, are organising the biggest mass-observing event ever seen on television.
Mars is closest to Earth - at opposition - on 27 August at a distance of 55,758,006 km.
The distance from California to the Gusev Crater on 22 August will be between 55 and 58 million km.
Because the orbit of Mars has a fairly high eccentricity [it is more elliptical than the relatively circular orbit of Earth], the Earth to Mars distance at opposition [closest approach] varies substantially.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3093693.stm
The planet Mars is about to pass closer to the Earth than at any time in the past 60 000 years, are organising the biggest mass-observing event ever seen on television.
Mars is closest to Earth - at opposition - on 27 August at a distance of 55,758,006 km.
The distance from California to the Gusev Crater on 22 August will be between 55 and 58 million km.
Because the orbit of Mars has a fairly high eccentricity [it is more elliptical than the relatively circular orbit of Earth], the Earth to Mars distance at opposition [closest approach] varies substantially.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3093693.stm
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