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  2. 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 ...

  3. Apparent retrograde motion - Wikipedia

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    Apparent retrograde motion of Mars in 2003 as seen from Earth The term retrograde is from the Latin word retrogradus – "backward-step", the affix retro- meaning "backwards" and gradus "step". Retrograde is most commonly an adjective used to describe the path of a planet as it travels through the night sky, with respect to the zodiac , stars ...

  4. Extraterrestrial sky - Wikipedia

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    Earth and Moon, imaged by Mars Global Surveyor from its orbit around Mars on May 8, 2003, 13:00 UTC. South America is visible. [25] [26] 2014 Curiosity 's first view of the Earth and the Moon from the surface of Mars (January 31, 2014). [27] 2016 Earth and the Moon as viewed from orbit around Mars (MRO; HiRISE; November 20, 2016) [28]

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

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    That's actually the planet Mars. Here's HLN: 'The planet is expected to line up with Earth and. If you catch yourself looking up at the night sky this evening, you might notice what looks like a ...

  6. History of Mars observation - Wikipedia

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    During the oppositions of 1651, 1653 and 1655, when the planet made its closest approaches to the Earth, the Italian astronomer Giovanni Battista Riccioli and his student Francesco Maria Grimaldi noted patches of differing reflectivity on Mars. [27] The first person to draw a map of Mars that displayed terrain features was the Dutch astronomer ...

  7. Thursday night will be best chance to see Mars in 2022 - AOL

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    Mars will reach opposition on Dec. 8, making Thursday night one of the best nights of 2022 to see the planet glow in the sky. Opposition is when Mars is on the opposite ... Mars will reach ...

  8. Planetshine - Wikipedia

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    The most observed and familiar example of planetshine is earthshine on the Moon, which is most visible from the night side of Earth when the lunar phase is crescent or nearly new, [1] without the atmospheric brightness of the daytime sky. Typically, this results in the dark side of the Moon being bathed in a faint light.

  9. Outline of Mars - Wikipedia

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    The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Mars: Mars – fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System , after Mercury . Named after the Roman god of war , it is often referred to as the " Red Planet " [ 1 ] [ 2 ] because the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish ...