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Jul 24, 2003 · It informs recipients that Mars will have an extremely close encounter with Earth during the month of August, culminating on August 27th when Mars is approximately 34 million miles away.
Aug 13, 2020 · Users on social media are sharing a doctored image that alleges Mars will appear to be as big as the moon on Aug. 27. This long-standing false claim has been circulating online since 2003.
Jul 25, 2007 · Mars will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye. By the end of August when the two planets are closest, Mars will rise at nightfall and reach its highest point in the sky at 12:30 a.m.
Jul 31, 2007 · The term "Two Moons" on August 27th, 2007 refers to the rare event where the planet Mars appeared as big as the full moon in the night sky. This phenomenon is known as "Mars opposition" and occurs when Mars and Earth are in their closest positions to each other in their orbits around the sun.
Aug 26, 2007 · Here are a couple of images of the sky on the 27th of August… (The Moon in the southern sky at 12.30am. Mars is nowhere to be seen) (Mars the eastern sky on August 27th) There are some interesting Mars facts, despite the hoax email. On the 27th, Mars rises at the same time as the star Aldebaran, in the constellation Taurus. Aldebaran is a ...
A chain letter has being sent around claims that on August 27 Mars will be closer to Earth than at any time in the next few hundred years and will appear as big as the full moon. This message is fake.
Aug 7, 2020 · Although it’s not true, you’re likely to see the claim as an email – or on social media – that Mars will appear as large as a full moon in Earth’s sky on a particular date, often August 27 of...
