Says it's a once in a lifetime occurance...Mars appears as big as the Moon right now. I think it's bogus...is it?
2006-08-26 03:18:34 · 7 answers · asked by Jonathan S 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Mars is set till next April .
It's a hoax..
I heard about the Mars hoax and the answer is no . I'll tell you the real scoop on it . In 2003 it was in fact true ! Mars was the closest it's ever been on August 27 2003 .
The next year a New York Observatory reprinted the story again on the August 27th date for a joke . It was hown in the states on the local news and they said " The latest Mars craze is going on again this year , It was said to be started again by a new york observatory as a joke and well it's been listed as spam. And it currently is circulating the internet as a forward . We spoke to our local astronomers to get the story and they showed us where Mars is . Under the horizon till next year. t's completely not true this year , It did actually happen last in 2003 as we all know but this time it's a joke. an April fools joke . No madness intended . "
So it's been floating around for 2 years . Actually there is alot of it going around, crazy emails floating areound of it , observatory phones ringing off the hook .
It has turned into one big hoax . For further reading put in Mars Hoax into google & google news .
Next year the Mars Hoax will float again I bet !
2006-08-26 07:44:23 · answer #1 · answered by spaceprt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Someone else has already mentioned this in another question. It will never appear as large as the moon... it would have to be almost as close as the moon (this woud suggest a big problem and I'm sure everyone would be talking about it, not just in obscure emails).
It was at opposition (directly behind the Earth as seen from the sun) a few years ago I believe. That's as close as it gets and it only looks mildly brighter to the naked eye.
2006-08-26 10:51:39 · answer #2 · answered by iMi 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Of course it is bogus. Why are you continuing to spread this junk? Do you think Mars can ever appear as big as the Moon?
;-D Better questions get better answers.
2006-08-26 10:24:01 · answer #3 · answered by China Jon 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Bogus....
Go to..
www.snopes.com
to check out all these myths & rumors...
2006-08-26 10:36:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I can't wait until September and we'll be rid of this hoax...
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/07jul_marshoax.htm
2006-08-26 10:21:55 · answer #5 · answered by Zhimbo 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's not true. Sorry. if you go to http://www.snopes.com you'll find out the truth.
2006-08-26 10:24:41 · answer #6 · answered by tsopolly 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yeah. This is stupid. It's untrue.
2006-08-26 10:26:43 · answer #7 · answered by Taliea2006 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋