Leifer
Senior Member.
Nealy every year around August, this claim appears.....
Mars will be as big as the Moon
http://www.scienceinfo.news/july-27-2018-the-planet-mars-will-be-as-big-as-the-moon/

Even though there are several other sources disproving this idea, we still see it appearing as a phenomenon ....perhaps because of clickbait, or perhaps from un-researched re-posts on social media.
The included doctored photo helps to reinforce these ideas.
But it is misleading.....
I found this repeated idea by an FB friend, and several others re-posted it (shared) as if it was a true fact or event.
But interestingly, we could see "Mars at Opposition" in celestial terms.
Here is the explanation, and what to look for in late July.... as it is timely and a semi-rare event...
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/bruce-betts/mars-opposition-lunar-eclipse.html[/EX]
Mars will be as big as the Moon
http://www.scienceinfo.news/july-27-2018-the-planet-mars-will-be-as-big-as-the-moon/
Even though there are several other sources disproving this idea, we still see it appearing as a phenomenon ....perhaps because of clickbait, or perhaps from un-researched re-posts on social media.
The included doctored photo helps to reinforce these ideas.
But it is misleading.....
But interestingly, we could see "Mars at Opposition" in celestial terms.
Here is the explanation, and what to look for in late July.... as it is timely and a semi-rare event...
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/bruce-betts/mars-opposition-lunar-eclipse.html[/EX]
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