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Rick Foster wrote in message ...
World War Three 2003 wrote: (Darren Drake) wrote in message . com... You're looking at Mars. Of course he is ! And on August 27th, 2003, it will be the closest it has ever been to Earth for some 60,000 years ! Thanks for the input. 60,000 years? Does this have anything to do with that Planet X some people speak of? Pushing the orbit of Mars closer to Earth? Nothing to do with Planet X Planet X (Nibiru) not scheduled to make close pass to Earth until November 8, 2003...... Whether this will have any gravitational effects on Earth: unknown at this stage -- in other words -- pure speculation |
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Please disregard Daniel Joseph Min. He is a long time troll in this
newsgroup of otherwise intelligent and congenial astronomy hobbiests. He keeps bringing in his silliness about astrology, trying to pawn it off as factual on unsuspecting beginners. Lurk here for a while and you'll see his methods...you've already had a taste of his personality. Don't hesitate to ask questions. He just got back to you first. Hap Griffin www.machunter.org |
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"Rick Foster" wrote in message ... Thanks for the input. 60,000 years? Does this have anything to do with that Planet X some people speak of? Short answer. No. Longer answer, because there is no Planet X. Pushing the orbit of Mars closer to Earth? Mars orbit hasn't altered. It's simply at aphelion (closet point to the Sun in its orbit) at the time we pass Mars in it's orbit this year, a regular (by astronomical time intervals) occurrence. The CO |
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The CO wrote:
Mars orbit hasn't altered. It's simply at aphelion (closet point to the Sun in its orbit) at the time we pass Mars in it's orbit this year, a regular (by astronomical time intervals) occurrence. That should be "perihelion". The "aphelion" is the point of maximum distance from the sun. --Odysseus |
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"Odysseus" wrote in message ... The CO wrote: Mars orbit hasn't altered. It's simply at aphelion (closet point to the Sun in its orbit) at the time we pass Mars in it's orbit this year, a regular (by astronomical time intervals) occurrence. That should be "perihelion". The "aphelion" is the point of maximum distance from the sun. Yer right, my typo, to be more specific, Earth is close to its Aphelion, whilst Mars is close to Perihelion, it's the combination of the 2 whilst the planets are close in their orbital paths that makes for the close pass this year. The CO |
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The CO wrote:
Yer right, my typo, to be more specific, Earth is close to its Aphelion, whilst Mars is close to Perihelion, it's the combination of the 2 whilst the planets are close in their orbital paths that makes for the close pass this year. Yes; the earth is at aphelion in early July each year. Since Mars's orbit is much more eccentric than our planet's, the closest approach will occur nearer to the time of Mars's perihelion than to that of Earth's aphelion. --Odysseus |
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