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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. Astronomy on Mars - Wikipedia

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   Mars sky at sunset, as imaged by Mars Pathfinder (June, 1999). Mars sky at sunset, as imaged by the Spirit rover (May, 2005). Mars sky at sunset, as imaged by the Curiosity rover (February 2013; Sun simulated by artist). The seasonal lag on Mars is no more than a couple of days, [1] due to its lack of large bodies of

4. Rotation and Interior Structure Experiment - Wikipedia

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   Rotation and Interior Structure Experiment (RISE) is a radio science experiment onboard InSight Mars lander that will use the spacecraft communication system to provide precise measurements of Mars' rotation and wobble. RISE precisely tracks the location of the lander to measure how much Mars's axis wobbles as it orbits the Sun.

5. See the full wolf moon overtake Mars in the night sky and ...

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   Mars will seem to disappear behind the full wolf moon Monday for many sky-gazers. Throughout January, also look up to see Venus, Saturn and Jupiter in the night sky.

6. Mars rover sky watches, and spots a weird Martian moon - AOL

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   While peering up at the hazy Martian sky, NASA's Perseverance rover recently spotted one of Mars' irregularly-shaped moons.The moon, Deimos, is relatively small at 7.5 miles wide, so it appears as ...

7. Mars Is About To Be at Its Brightest Since 2022—Here ... - AOL

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   It will be visible in the constellation Gemini and will appear in the eastern part of the sky as night falls shortly after sunset (around 3:00 UTC per EarthSky.org, AKA 10 p.m. EST) and then be in ...

8. Mars - Wikipedia

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   Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun.The surface of Mars is orange-red because it is covered in iron(III) oxide dust, giving it the nickname "the Red Planet". [22] [23] Mars is among the brightest objects in Earth's sky, and its high-contrast albedo features have made it a common subject for telescope viewing.

9. Look up! Mars expected to light up night sky

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   If you catch yourself looking up at the night sky this evening, you might notice what looks like a bright star with an orange tint. That's actually the planet Mars. Here's HLN: 'The planet is ...