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Yes. Mars comes fairly close to Earth about every 26 months or so as the Earth passes Mars in its orbit. Some approaches are closer than others, due to the fact that both planets are in elliptical orbits.
You can see a simulation of Mars and Earth in their orbits at http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/mars/mars_orbit.html.
When Mars is closer and Earth is farther away from the Sun, as in August 2003, they do get quite close. But they have had such close approaches every few hundred years since the planets formed 4+ billion years ago.
What else can I help you with?
Has lightning ever struck close to you?
Yes, lightning has struck close to me before.
Could the gravitational pull of the sun ever swallow the earth?
no, because we are not that close to the sun the gravity of the sun can not swallow the earth.
Can you ever see comets with your own eyes only?
Yes,when they are close enough to Earth and it is clear out.
Was there sharks before trees?
Yes in fact they were here before the trees ever grew on earth
Has Ghana ever won the football world cup before?
haha no not even close.
What happens to the majority of the sun's energy before it ever reaches Earth?
The majority of the sun's energy is absorbed by the Earth's atmosphere before it reaches the surface.
What resources are older than Earth?
The materials that formed the Earth are in fact OLDER than the Earth, because they were around BEFORE the Earth was formed. The Elements that you are made of were formed inside STARS before the Earth ever existed.
Which meaning of 'close' below is different?
Mum and Dad are much closer now than ever before.
Have I ever met God before a long time ago?
Some religions teach that we were originally with God before we came to Earth.
When was the closest Earth has ever been to ending?
Besides the flood of Noah's time the Cuban Missil Crisis came pretty close.
How close has man kind gotten to the sun?
No people have ever gone farther away from the Earth than the Moon, so that's the closest to the Sun that any man has ever been.
Has earth been visited?
yes. over 100000000000000000000000000000 so called "people" visit earth every year.
