- The closest known approach of Mars to Earth was 34.8 million miles (56 million km) in August 2003. In 2003, "someone somewhere pointed out that at a magnification of 75x in a telescope, Mars would appear as big in the eyepiece as the Moon does unmagnified" https://www.space.com/16875-how-far-away-is-mars.html 12 comments space
Linking pages
- I’ve been studying astronaut psychology since Apollo − a long voyage to Mars in a confined space could raise stress levels and make the journey more challenging https://theconversation.com/ive-been-studying-astronaut-psychology-since-apollo-a-long-voyage-to-mars-in-a-confined-space-could-raise-stress-levels-and-make-the-journey-more-challenging-221960 45 comments
- Mars sample return: How NASA will launch from the Red Planet | Space https://www.space.com/mars-sample-return-mav-rocket 29 comments
- What is the temperature on Mars? | Space http://www.space.com/16907-what-is-the-temperature-of-mars.html 27 comments
- Bringing Mars Samples to Earth: How NASA Will Do It | Space http://www.space.com/17780-nasa-mars-sample-return-options.html?cid=co3930504 22 comments
- Opportunity: Longest-running Mars rover | Space http://www.space.com/18289-opportunity-rover.html 17 comments
- Olympus Mons: The largest volcano in the solar system | Space http://www.space.com/20133-olympus-mons-giant-mountain-of-mars.html 8 comments
- Mars Base 101: How astronauts could make the most of a 30-day Red Planet stay | Space https://www.space.com/nasa-astronauts-30-day-mars-mission-science 8 comments
- How long does it take to get to Mars? | Space http://www.space.com/24701-how-long-does-it-take-to-get-to-mars.html 3 comments
- ExoMars: Europe's astrobiology missions to Mars | Space https://www.space.com/34664-exomars-facts.html 2 comments
- The Anthropocene Effect. In 1972, the mathematician and… | by Owen Gaffney | Future Earth Media Lab | Medium https://medium.com/future-earth-media-lab/the-anthropocene-effect-4d7ef1e2bd55#.bml5gdj2d 0 comments
- What can we do with a captured asteroid? | Space https://www.space.com/asteroid-mining-bring-space-rocks-to-earth 0 comments
- Curiosity Lands on Mars: Know What You're Watching When You're Watching '7 Minutes of Terror' - The Atlantic http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/08/curiosity-lands-on-mars-know-what-youre-watching-when-youre-watching-7-minutes-of-terror/260725/ 0 comments
- NASA's Curiosity Rover spots wispy clouds in Martian skies | Fox News http://www.foxnews.com/science/2017/08/29/nasas-curiosity-rover-spots-wispy-clouds-in-martian-skies.html 0 comments
Linked pages
- Animation: Using Planets to Visualize the Speed of Light https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/using-planets-to-visualize-the-speed-of-light/ 300 comments
- Space.com: NASA, Space Exploration and Astronomy News https://space.com 152 comments
- What is the temperature on Mars? | Space http://www.space.com/16907-what-is-the-temperature-of-mars.html 27 comments
- How long does it take to get to Mars? | Space http://www.space.com/24701-how-long-does-it-take-to-get-to-mars.html 3 comments
- Mars: Everything you need to know about the Red Planet | Space https://www.space.com/47-mars-the-red-planet-fourth-planet-from-the-sun.html 0 comments
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