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  2. Orbit of Mars - Wikipedia

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    Extra-close oppositions of Mars happen every 15 to 17 years, when we pass between Mars and the Sun around the time of its perihelion (closest point to the Sun in orbit). The minimum distance between Earth and Mars has been declining over the years, and in 2003 the minimum distance was 55.76 million km, nearer than any such encounter in almost ...

  3. Opposition (astronomy) - Wikipedia

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    The "speed" at which a planet goes around the Sun, in terms of revolutions per time, is given by the inverse of its period, and the speed difference between two planets is the difference between these. Since the time interval between two oppositions is the time it takes for 360° to be covered by that speed difference, the average interval is:

  4. Timekeeping on Mars - Wikipedia

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    The Mars time of noon is 12:00 which is in Earth time 12 hours and 20 minutes after midnight. For the Mars Pathfinder, Mars Exploration Rover (MER), Phoenix, and Mars Science Laboratory missions, the operations teams have worked on "Mars time", with a work schedule synchronized to the local time at the landing site on Mars, rather than the ...

  5. Kepler's laws of planetary motion - Wikipedia

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    The ratio of Planet 1's orbit time ... Mars 1.524 686.95 7.50 Jupiter ... is the unit vector whose direction is 90 degrees counterclockwise of ^, and ...

  6. Astronomical coordinate systems - Wikipedia

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    Angles in the hours ( h), minutes ( m), and seconds ( s) of time measure must be converted to decimal degrees or radians before calculations are performed. 1 h = 15°; 1 m = 15′; 1 s = 15″ Angles greater than 360° (2 π ) or less than 0° may need to be reduced to the range 0°−360° (0–2 π ) depending upon the particular calculating ...

  7. Jupiter and Mars are about meet up: How to see the planetary ...

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    Look up to the sky Wednesday morning and you'll see what astronomers call a planetary conjunction as Jupiter and Mars appear to be close together.

  8. Moon to align with Jupiter, Mars on Monday night - AOL

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    Jupiter and the moon will become visible shortly after nightfall, but the entire show won't be observable until after 10 p.m. local time, once Mars rises above the horizon.

  9. Here's What the Mars-Jupiter Conjunction Means for You ... - AOL

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    With Mars conjunct Jupiter in Gemini and your 12th house of privacy and unconscious patterns, you may feel a strong urge to explore your inner world and engage in healing practices, as it marks a ...