cnn.com — For the second time in nearly 60,000 years, the Red Planet will swing unusually close to Earth this weekend. More skygazers this time around can glimpse the fourth rock from the sun because it will glow above the horizon
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Closed AccountOct 28, 2005Submitter
Mine is more captivating...obviously.
lord_ofthetronsOct 28, 2005
"Didn't they say the exact same thing about Mars coming "unusually close" to use earlier this year, and that it would be the size of a full moon?"That was bs, just a rumor, it did come close, but it will never be as big as the moon.
kwilliam71Oct 28, 2005
Wrap foil around your head, wear black socks, tighty-whities and stand directly under a street lamp to make the red planet appear even closer. It works, I promise...
corrosionxOct 28, 2005
There was a story on here about how the Red Planet is actually blue...The red photos were taken 50 years ago. Modern equipment photograph it as blue.
bluboltOct 28, 2005
This story is actually 3 years old. (thank you old internet pages) The phenomenon happened in 2002. But Mars is still impressivly Bright and visible in the evening sky in the east at about 9:00 pm. If you can get to dark sky areas away from city lights you will see much much more than Mars. ROAD TRIP!!!!
gamblindanOct 29, 2005
THIS IS A LIE, mars was closest its been in thousands of years in august of 2003. You will all be dead the next time it happens. I am a highlander so I will be here to see it.