John
Posted:
Wed Jun 08, 2005 4:46 pm
Joined: 08 Jun 2005
Posts: 1
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Is there any truth to this?
"MARS SPECTACULAR!
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>> > The Red Planet is about to be spectacular! This month
>> > and next, Earth is catching up with Mars in an
>> > encounter that will culminate in the closest approach
>> > between the two planets in recorded history. The next
>> > time Mars may come this close is in 2287. Due to the
>> > way Jupiter's gravity tugs on Mars and perturbs its
>> > orbit, astronomers can only be certain that Mars has
>> > not come this close to Earth in the Last 5,000 years,
>> > but it may be as long as 60,000 years before it
>> > happens again. "
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