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[Mars] Red Planet never closer than now
USA TODAY ^
| 13 July 2003
| Dan Vergano
Posted on 07/14/2003 4:45:39 PM PDT by PatrickHenry
Edited on 04/13/2004 1:40:54 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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If the Martians want to invade, now would be the time. During the next few months, the Red Planet is making its closest pass by Earth in 50,000 years.
As it happens, the real invasion is from Earth. Five separate space missions are headed to Mars as the planet passes into "opposition" this summer. Opposition is when another planet lines up with the Earth and the sun.
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: astronomy; crevolist; mars; martians; nasa; planet
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To: VadeRetro; jennyp; Junior; longshadow; *crevo_list; RadioAstronomer; Scully; Piltdown_Woman; ...
Mars Attacks! PING. [This ping list is for the evolution side of evolution threads, and sometimes for other science topics. FReepmail me to be added or dropped.]
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posted on
07/14/2003 4:46:36 PM PDT
by
PatrickHenry
(Felix, qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas.)
To: PatrickHenry
Didn't H.G. Wells have "War of the Worlds" take place on a close approach of Mars?
To: PatrickHenry
Wildly eliptical orbit placemarker
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posted on
07/14/2003 4:48:09 PM PDT
by
js1138
To: PatrickHenry
Got binoculars? Mars should be a disk in them, small but definite disk. Steady the binoculars on something, porch railing, car, whatever.
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posted on
07/14/2003 4:48:12 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(gazing at shadows)
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07/14/2003 4:49:23 PM PDT
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posted on
07/14/2003 4:50:39 PM PDT
by
PatrickHenry
(Felix, qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas.)
To: PatrickHenry
I'm going to check it out tonight.
To: Entropy Squared
I'm going to check it out tonight.
Not none of me....It's 5pm and still 121 outside (topped at 125); I'll stay inside and read about it on Free Republic.
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posted on
07/14/2003 4:56:59 PM PDT
by
ErnBatavia
(Bumperootus!)
To: PatrickHenry
...Flag of Mars.
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posted on
07/14/2003 4:59:39 PM PDT
by
Consort
To: Entropy Squared
You don't "check it out." You just
go there, like John Carter did.
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posted on
07/14/2003 5:00:17 PM PDT
by
PatrickHenry
(Felix, qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas.)
To: PatrickHenry
Are the ChiComs taking over?
To: PatrickHenry
I truly hope to see a manned Mars mission in my lifetime. And a moonbase too.
To: Sabertooth
Nah. It's red because it's Bush country -- like the election map.
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posted on
07/14/2003 5:04:40 PM PDT
by
PatrickHenry
(Felix, qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas.)
To: RightWhale
The time is right!
They're coming!
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posted on
07/14/2003 5:12:58 PM PDT
by
PatrickHenry
(Felix, qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas.)
To: PatrickHenry
Thanks for the ping.
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posted on
07/14/2003 5:16:45 PM PDT
by
Focault's Pendulum
(Successfully surviving on a single digit income without gub'mint assistance.)
To: blam
Thought you'd like this ping....
To: PatrickHenry
Oviparous chicks are cool.
To: Sabertooth
To: PatrickHenry; RadioAstronomer; ThinkPlease; Physicist
Ready, and waiting.......
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