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The encounter will culminate on August 27th when Mars comes to within 34,649,589 miles of Earth and will be (next to the moon) the brightest object in the night sky. It will attain a magnitude of - 2 ... At a modest 75-power magnification Mars will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye . Mars will be easy to spot.
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www.hoax-slayer.com/mars-earth-close.html
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It's a key goal of NASA's Vision for Space Exploration: to return to the Moon, to visit Mars and to go beyond. ... En Route to Mars, the Moon -- (Science@NASA) Why colonize the Moon before going to Mars? NASA scientists give their reasons.
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science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/07jul_marshoax.htm
science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/07jul_marshoax.htm
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Mars as big as the moon on August 27, 2009? Recycled email hoax claims August 27 will bring the closest encounter between Mars and Earth in recorded history. Unfortunately, this 'once in a lifetime event' already came and went in 2003. ... Mars August 2009 - The Red Planet Is About to Be Spectacular!
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urbanlegends.about.com/od/errata/ss/mars_in_august.htm
urbanlegends.about.com/od/errata/ss/mars_in_august.htm
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THE starting place for exploring urban legends and folklore on the Web: Internet hoaxes, rumors, urban legends, and urban myths debunked. ... Spot the Fakes! ... The tourist who posed for this photo fainted just after it was taken and died in a hospital two days later. Real or fake?
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What the original article said is that with a reasonable telescope (at 120x magnification), Mars would look as large as the Moon with the unaided eye. ... To the unaided observer, Mars' appearance in August 2003 wasn't significantly larger or brighter than it is during those much more common intervals of closeness.
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digg.com/space/IN_AUGUST,_MARS_WILL_BE_AS_BIG_AS_A_FULL...
digg.com/space/IN_AUGUST,_MARS_WILL_BE_AS_BIG_AS_A_FULL_MOON
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QUESTION: Why don't we colonize the moon as a half-way point to Mars? ANSWER from Jack Farmer on July 17, 1997: Many believe that is exactly the way we will proceed, and it makes a lot of sense given the comparative closeness of the moon and the easier task creating a permanent base there.
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quest.arc.nasa.gov/mars/ask/colony/Colonize_the_moon_be...
quest.arc.nasa.gov/mars/ask/colony/Colonize_the_moon_before_Mars.txt
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Consider, for example, a young man with Mars square Moon who regularly experiences a simultaneous desire for freedom (Aries-Mars) and closeness (Cancer-Moon).
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www.themetaarts.com/200405/glennperry.html
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It is being said that by dint of their closeness, Mars will appear as big as the Moon, and naturally, as bright. Nothing would be farther from the truth in this regard. This is astronomical heresy!
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www.dawn.com/weekly/yworld/archive/060826/yworld5.htm
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mrmconsultancy.com/dmbqx/xebru/mars.php
mrmconsultancy.com/dmbqx/xebru/mars.php
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