How close does Earth come to Mars?

Answer 1

No.

To put it in simple terms, orbits of the planets change slightly in angle and direction over the millennia. In August 2003, Mars reached its closest point to Earth since the days of Hezekiah in the Old Testament - a distance of 34,646,418 miles from Earth. Although this was its closest point in recorded history, the moon has not continued to move closer. An internet hoax claiming that Mars is getting closer has been circulating since 2003, along with stories that it will appear as large and bright as a full moon, and it seems as though these stories will continue to be perpetuated every year in August.

Answer 2

mars is at it's closest to earth at least once a year, so yes.

___________________________

"Close" is a relative term; at its closest, Mars is about 33 MILLION miles from Earth. 2010 was not one of the closer passes; the closest point of approach was on January 27, at about 62 million miles.

The next fairly close CPA will be on July 27, 2018, at a distance of 35 million miles.

Answer 3

Mars is always at some distance between the maximum and minimum, a range of about 4:1. The distance goes through the full cycle of possible distances in the synodic period of 780 days.

Answer 4

NO.