A Martian sneak peek
Jun 03, 2020
2 minutes
by Bob King
Grab all the Mars you can this apparition. The Red Planet won’t be this close to Earth again until 2035. Closest approach during the current apparition will occur on October 7, when the tiny orb will swell to 22.6”. That’s only 1.7” less than at its perihelic opposition in 2018, which was favourable for Southern Hemisphere observers due to the
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