> Mars will look as large as the full moon to the
> naked eye.

I just wanted to mention that this part is patently wrong. Not even at the optimal moment did Mars look like anything other than a point of light to an unaided observer.

> Share this with your children and grandchildren. NO
> ONE ALIVE TODAY WILL EVER SEE THIS AGAIN

Sure we will. It just won't be quite as close within our lifetimes.

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And you, to whom adversity has dealt the final blow
With smiling [faces] lyin' to ye' everywhere ye' go
Turn to, and put out all your strength of arm and heart and brain
And like the Mary Ellen Carter, rise again.