Your Guide To Seeing Spectacular Views Of Mars This Weekend

Gina Martinez, Time
Fri, 07/27/2018 - 11:30am

Mars will appear unusually large and bright starting this Friday as the Red Planet makes its closest approach to Earth in 15 years. The phenomenon known as Mars Opposition typically happens every two years, but this year, Mars will be closest its been to earth since 2003. Mars and Earth, like all other planets in our solar system, both orbit the sun, but do so at different speeds.

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