[quietolong]

OK here’s a question for some one.
On the 27th. at 5:51 a.m. EDT Mars will be at its closest.
What point on the earth will be the closest to Mars?

[Davea]

Maybe if you post your question here these guys might know. It's the Mars Society board...http://www.newmars.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard/ikonboard.cgi

[JoeSchem]

What point on the earth will be the closest to Mars?

Good luck in finding the answer. I tried to find out months ago, because whoever is there will be the closest person to Mars ever (closer even than the Apollo astronauts). But even Guiness wasn't interested in that one.

[ngc6656]

According to quick back of the envelope calculations I just made, on Aug. 27 at 5:51 EDT, the closest point on Earth to Mars (the point on Earth where Mars would appear at the zenith) is at latitude S 15.67 deg; longitude W 143.18 deg. If my calculations are correct, the point is located in the Pacific Ocean, about 600 miles ENE of Tahiti.