Saturday, June 02, 2018

APOD: 2018 June 1 - Mars Approach

APOD: 2018 June 1 - Mars Approach

The distance between the Earth and Mars ranges from <60m kilometers to >400m, so Mars appears more than 6x larger at its closest approach than at its most distant point. This sequence illustrates a portion of the gamut run by Mars. It will come within 58m kilometers in late July.

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