Oct 5, 2020
This Week, Mars Is The Closest to Earth It’ll Be For Another 15 Years
Posted by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz in category: space
Mars, our second closest cosmic cousin, has been in our collective imagination for decades. Between fantasies of martian visits and the promise of water under its icy surface, Mars doesn’t need to do much to be in our collective good books.
But very soon, Mars is not just going to be close to our hearts, but also nearest to our actual planet — a mere 62.1 million kilometres (38.6 million miles) away from Earth.
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