Article: Close-up on Mars.(Earth/Space)

Article: CLOSEST ENCOUNTER ON THE NIGHT OF AUG. 26-27 MARS WILL BE ...
Evansville Courier & Press;  August 2, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... Luman compared the orbits of Earth and Mars to two race cars on a track. Because ... surface area is about the same as Earth. "Mars is one of the naked-eye planets ... both of them by studying both (Earth and Mars). "Part of the fascination is ...

Article: Mars swoops by Earth for once-in-lifetime view
Daily Breeze;  August 10, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... enthralling stargazers everywhere. Mars and Earth are having their closest encounter ... fantastic." At the height of the Earth-Mars encounter at 2:51 a.m. Aug ... Japan. The closer distance between Earth and Mars has cut travel time from nine months ...

Article: Mars getting a lot closer to Earth
Oakland Tribune;  August 9, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... UFO. It's the planet Mars on its way to the closest point to Earth in nearly 60,000 years ... through telescopes. Mars often stands out in the skies of Earth, and the progress of ... barely half the size of Earth, Mars now is far larger than ...

Article: Mars has a close encounter with Earth after a gap ...
The Scotsman;  August 28, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... Neanderthals roamed the Earth, Mars burned brighter yesterday ... detailed full-globe shot of Mars ever obtained from the vicinity of Earth. "We've never seen this ... at 60 million miles. Mars has come close to Earth at many points in human ...

Article: Mars draws near to Earth
Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA;  December 15, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... near opposition, and the Sun, Earth and Mars form a straight line within ... its closest recent approach to Earth. Mars experiences a close passing ... Martian year is equal to two Earth years.) In 2003, Mars made a historic approach and ...

Article: Why Mars? New polls show that Mars is students' ...
Science World;  November 26, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... km (48.7 million mi) from Earth, Mars shines like a red speck in the ... possible extraterrestrial (not earth) life. Mars--along with Mercury, Venus ... landed on, or still orbit Mars, supplying Earth with a wealth of images and mapping ...

Article: EARTH TO MARS OBSERVER: CALL HOME.(MAIN)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  August 23, 1993 ;     700+ words ... ... pound satellite out of Earth's orbit toward Mars. Although it is the ... different atmosphere. Mars, in other words, once may have resembled ancient Earth. Scientists are eager ... million mile route from Earth, Mars Observer was supposed ...