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On August 27th 2003, Mars was at its closest to Earth for some time - still a distance of 56 million km, but some communication at the time hyped it up a bit more than necessary (it was never as bright or as big as the full moon). Every year since then, an email has been circulated around the internet claiming various things like: * "no human being has seen in recorded history" * "NO ONE ALIVE TODAY WILL EVER SEE THIS AGAIN" * "The Red Planet is about to be spectacular" * "Mars will look as bright as the full moon" * "It will look like the earth has 2 moons" and that on August 27th everyone should race outside and look at Mars. It's all not true. Mars reaches opposition in late January, 2010, and even then it will still just look like a medium-brightness red star. So tell your friends it's a hoax and it's spam, and wait until this time next year when you start receiving them again
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Will mars be visible on August 27 2009?
Yes. Mars will be visible low in the Eastern sky starting about 2 hours before dawn. But Mars will NEVER look "as big as the full moon!" as the Mars Hoax insists. Sorry; it won't happen.
Is Mars going to look as big as the moon on August 27 2010?
No. This is a repeat of a hoax from 2006. At it's nearest Mars will only look about 500 times smaller than the Moon.
Will mars be close to earth on August 28 2009?
No. That's the "Mars Hoax" that Mars will be close to Earth and appear "as bigas the full moon!". Not even close to being true.
When is the planet mars closest to the earth?
August the 27th of this year (2009) is when Mars is to be the closest it has ever been to the earth. It is supposedly to be about the same size in the sky as the moon.
What happen in 27-08-2009 about the moon?
well what i have read about the 27th of august is that mars will be so close to earth that you can see it as you can see the moon , that happens every 2500 years
Where is Mars when you can see it?
on august 26th 2010, mars is coming very close to earth--so you should be able to see it from your front lawn or out your window. Supposedly Mars will look as large as the moon from the sky.
Why did mars didn't come up in 28 August 2009?
Mars is clearly visible low in the Eastern sky about 2 hours before dawn. If you were waiting to see Mars as big as the full Moon... Well, that was a hoax. Sorry about that.
Will Mars appear larger in August 2009?
No. Mars did make an exceptionally close approach to Earth in August 2003, and every year since, spammers change the date and resend the message. However, Mars will NEVER appear "as big as the full Moon". Right now, on August 9, 2009, Mars rises a little before sunrise and is visible low in the eastern sky at dawn. By January, 2010, Mars will be overhead at midnight, but this will be one of the more distant conjunctions.
Will Mars be as large as the moon in August?
Mars is always larger than the moon. However, I think you mean will it appear bigger than our moon. No - never - not even close.
Will Mars be the largest in Aug 2009 that you will see in a lifetime?
No, it is a hoax. Google "Mars size of moon".
Does the earth's moon look bigger or smaller from Mars?
Without a telescope you probably couldn't see earth's moon from Mars.
What time will Mars show like a moon?
It will never look as big as the Moon. This is the "Mars Hoax", which dates back to 2003.
