Hi Lowenfeld!
On Aug. 27, 2003 at 5:51 a.m. ET (1051 GMT) Mars was less than 34.65
million miles (55.76 million kilometers) away from earth -- closer
than it?s been in 59,619 years.
Below you will find the distances by date.
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Date Distance
Miles/Kilometers
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November 8, 2002 225.70/363.15
November 22, 2002 218.07/348.91
December 6, 2002 209.06/336.38
December 20, 2002 199.58/319.33
January 4, 2003 188.24/302.88
January 18, 2003 177.27/283.63
February 5, 2003 162.20/260.98
February 19, 2003 150.59/240.94
March 3, 2003 140.18/225.55
March 17, 2003 128.46/205.54
April 2, 2003 114.89/184.86
April 16, 2003 103.74/165.98
May 1, 2003 91.93/147.92
May 15, 2003 81.80/130.88
May 31, 2003 70.55/113.51
June 14, 2003 61.91/99.06
June 30, 2003 52.61/84.65
July 14, 2003 45.83/73.33
July 29, 2003 39.79/64.02
August 12, 2003 36.16/57.86
August 27, 2003 34.67/55.78
Source: Space.com
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/where_is_mars.html
How the Distance between Mars and Earth Varies
?The distance between Mars and Earth varies mainly because, like all
planets, they have elliptical (oval) orbits.?
?Mars?s orbit is more elliptical than Earth?s Orbit moreover; Mars?s
orbit is bigger than Earth. So Mars takes more amount of time. Earth
completes its orbit in 365 days, while Mars takes 687 Earth-days.?
Source: Suparco
http://www.suparco.gov.pk/Distance.htm
Search Criteria:
Distance of mars from the Earth
I hope you find this helpful!
Best Regards,
Bobbie7-ga |
