The Mars what we call as a red planet will be seen close to Earth and also both moon and mars will be very closely seen. This event will occur on March 3rd 2012. The red planet will be at its closest approach to Earth and its face will be fully illuminated by the Sun. Make sure that you keep your camera ready and get yourself trained in photography skills :)
The Mars what we call as a red planet will be seen close to Earth and also both moon and mars will be very closely seen. This event will occur on March 3rd 2012. The red planet will be at its closest approach to Earth and its face will be fully illuminated by the Sun. Make sure that you keep your camera ready and get yourself trained in photography skills :)
Short History Of Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun, has been the subject of scientific and popular culture fascination for centuries. Mars has been Named after the Roman god of war. It is believed to be the planet most like Earth, and scientists continue to look for signs of life on the red planet. It was formed by accretion of rocky material and volatiles out of the primitive solar nebula. As they finished forming, about 4 Billion Years ago, the surface continued to be bombarded by the remanent of planetary material available nearby. This period is called the Period of Late, Heavy Bombardment. During this time, there was probably abundant water on the surface of Mars, and under ground.
Mars Opposition
Mars Oppositions occur when planet Earth, on its inner orbit, passes between the Sun and planet Mars. After that period of time, the Earth has moved around the sun exactly one time more than Mars. while Mars completed 1.135311456 revolutions, so that Earth and Mars are again in a line from the Sun. A further disturbation comes from the influence of the Moon which makes Earth move around the common center of mass, and makes it being a bit early or late, a bit closer or more remote than just this center of mass.
How Opposition Occurs ???
As stated above Mars Oppositions occur when planet Earth, on its inner orbit, passes between the Sun and planet Mars. Mars geocentric longitude is 180° different from the Sun's is known as opposition which is near the time of closest approach to the Earth. The time of opposition can occur as much as 8½ days away from the closest approach. This occurs about every 2 years and 2 months (26 months). The last Mars opposition occurred on January 29, 2010. The next one will occur on March 3, 2012 at a distance of about 100 million kms.
As Mars approaches opposition it begins a period of Retrograde motion, which makes it appear to move backwards in a looping motion relative to the background stars. The duration of this retrograde motion is about 72 days. Mars oppositions are closest if the red planet is close to its perihelion when it comes into opposition to the Sun from Earth. Closest approaches can become closer than 56 million km at these times, if the perihelion at its heliocentric eclipitcal length of 336 deg is hit well.
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