" Gibbous" Mars - Pun Intended

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Sun Mar 05, 2006 12:33 pm

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" Gibbous" Mars - Pun Intended

http://www.space.com/spacewatch/060303_night_sky.html


" ...the angle of illumination between Mars, Earth and Sun makes it appear more like a gibbous Moon, about 89 percent illuminated."

Article by Joe Rao.


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