Mars will come the closest to the earth in 73,000 years it will be as big as the moon. If the moon has effects on the tides, what's going to happen when we have two celestial bodies acting on the earth through gravitational pull. I would think there could be alot of natural disasters happen, tidal, volcanic, could even effect the magnetic poles.
2006-07-23 19:19:32 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
This is an urban legend - the closest approach of Mars in human history occured in August of 2003, not 2006. It was bright, but not anywhere near the size of the moon, and it was still be over 69 million miles away. There were no tectonic or tidal effects.
2006-07-23 19:29:18 · answer #1 · answered by triviatm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No more problems than at any time in the last 4.5 billions years that Mars has come close to Earth. The Earth is still here, so it must not have been that big of a deal.
2006-07-24 02:29:56 · answer #2 · answered by shoeless_cyberjunkie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Umm, sorry, that event happened a couple of years ago (On Aug. 28, 2003). I remember it, I observed Mars through my telescope. Interesting, you could see the polar ice-caps, and deserts in much more clarity. Usually it is just a red blob.
Anyway, at the time nothing happened as you describe. The gravity is too weak and too far away to affect things like that.
Heres a site for you to look at:
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/mars_preview_021108.html
2006-07-24 02:27:50 · answer #3 · answered by toomath2004 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No - this is not true.
The closest Mars got to earth was in 2003. It did not look like the moon. Also did not have any effect on earth's ecology.
Was not close enough.
2006-07-24 02:26:23 · answer #4 · answered by R G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uranis wsill be at its furthest orbit negating the gravitational pull of Mars.
2006-07-24 02:29:45 · answer #5 · answered by Kolak T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
FYI: It will not be approaching "as close as the Moon". Any tidal and or earthquake effects will be minuscule.
2006-07-24 02:27:19 · answer #6 · answered by Swamp Zombie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its gonna be the closeest its been in a long time but still doesnt have enough gravitational force within it to make any noticeable difference
2006-07-24 02:27:15 · answer #7 · answered by recklessabandon1433 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ohh my god!!!!
We are all going to die!!!
Repent the end is near!!
2006-07-24 02:22:49 · answer #8 · answered by Kimon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing that you'll notice.
2006-07-24 02:23:13 · answer #9 · answered by Jolly1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋