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Mars: Closest Approach

Wed, Jan 27, 2010

Closest approach of Mars and Earth (0.664 AU = 99.33 million km) until 2012.

Apparent diameter of Mars is 14.105″. Apparent magnitude -1.27

Distance from Earth:  0.6640 AU / 99,333,000 kilometers / 61,723,000 miles

Mars rises at 5:13pm PST

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