print email comment close Mars Moves in for Some Quality Visual Time URL: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/spotlight/marsClose01.html Description: An explanation of the perihelic opposition of Mars and Earth, particularly significant in August 2003 as "Mars will not make another neighborly visit this close until 2287." From NASA's Mars Exploration Program. Publisher: NASA Library of Congress Subject Headings: Mars (Planet) LII Database Information: Record 14387 created by Wendy Hyman on 08/26/2003 Last modification on 08/27/2003 Published: 08/26/2003   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/14387