Thread: Mars Closest to Earth??? Weird Email---Please Look
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Old 17-June-2005, 02:31 PM
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Itīs not that small. Mars has an orbit of great eccentricity, which causes its distance from the Sun to vary 20%. The distance from Earth may vary by similar figures.
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