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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ssepala" data-source="post: 2640293" data-attributes="member: 50286">When you go to yahoo or NASA pages you need to open your eyes and see which year it is. It was in 2003 not 2008. <a href="http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2...eencounter.htm" target="_blank">http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2...eencounter.htm</a>Even in 2003 it was not that spectacular to naked eye as mails (and this thread) suggests (atleast in SL). True it was very bright at that time but not many features were visible to naked eye and size not even comparable to moon. You may have seen polar ice caps if you had very sharp eye which I didn't have. On that day (Aug 27th 2003)I have observed it along with few friends using an 120mm refractive telescope and were able to see polar ice cap clearly.Now this information has become an internet hoax recurring every year around august.<a href="http://www.hoax-slayer.com/mars-earth-close.html" target="_blank">http://www.hoax-slayer.com/mars-earth-close.html</a>If you look at the true facts MARS is about 88million KM away from earth. And on Aug 13th 2008 it will have the faintest visibility (+1.72 mag) to earth.If you guys are interested in MARS look at PHOENIX MARSE mission (<a href="http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/" target="_blank">http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/</a>) rather than going after this hoax.</blockquote>

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