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Why is Mars a bright looking star?

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Anonymous

16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Mars appears bright in our sky because it's so close to us. It's not a star, by the way. It's a planet. Stars will appear to twinkle when you look at them, planets hold steady.

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