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  2. Orbit of Mars - Wikipedia

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    Mars comes closer to Earth more than any other planet save Venus at its nearest—56 million km is the closest distance between Mars and Earth, whereas the closest Venus comes to Earth is 40 million km. Mars comes closest to Earth every other year, around the time of its opposition, when Earth is sweeping between the Sun and Mars. Extra-close ...

  3. Don't Miss it! The Moon and Mars Will Form a Rare ... - AOL

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    The Moon and Mars Will Form a Rare Conjunction Tonight. Sydney Wingfield. November 20, 2024 at 11:20 AM. ... 2025, when Earth passes between Mars and the sun, a phenomenon known as opposition.

  4. Astronomy on Mars - Wikipedia

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    The maximum angular separation of the Earth and Moon varies considerably according to the relative distance between the Earth and Mars: it is about 25′ when Earth is closest to Mars (near inferior conjunction) but only about 3.5′ when the Earth is farthest from Mars (near superior conjunction). For comparison, the apparent diameter of the ...

  5. Mars - Wikipedia

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    Because the orbit of Mars is eccentric, the magnitude at opposition from the Sun can range from about −3.0 to −1.4. [195] The minimum brightness is magnitude +1.86 when the planet is near aphelion and in conjunction with the Sun. [19] At its brightest, Mars (along with Jupiter) is second only to Venus in apparent brightness. [19]

  6. Venus, Mars To Appear Near Each Other This Week - AOL

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  7. Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn to align in cosmic treat for ...

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    He told the PA news agency: “This is a nice conjunction, as the brightest naked eye planets are visible together in a line, with Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Saturn from east to west.

  8. List of conjunctions (astronomy) - Wikipedia

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    Date Time UTC Planet Angle distance Planet Elongation to Sun January 17, 2006 02:23:03 Mercury 7°53'south of Venus 6.5° West February 1, 2006 12:13:51 Mercury 1°57' north of Neptune 4.5° East February 14, 2006 15:40:57 Mercury 2' north of Uranus 14.1° East March 26, 2006 21:02:41 Venus 1°52' north of Neptune 46.5° West April 18, 2006

  9. List of future astronomical events - Wikipedia

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    Venus occults Antares (for the first time since September 17, 525 BC). 2410 November 2 At 09:22 UTC, Venus will occult Mars. [42] 2419 December 30 At 01:25 UTC, Venus will occult Uranus [42] 2426 Pluto completes the second orbit of the Sun since its discovery. 2435 March 3 At 19:11 UTC, Venus will occult Saturn. [42] 2442 October 23