The Mars hoax is old news. That happened 2 years ago in 2003.
Apparently, some people are still circulating old news. The archived
articles about Mars's approach can be found at
<http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003/18jun_approachingmars.htm> and
photos from August 27, 2003 can be found at
<http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/2003/22/>.
Janice M. Askew
Media Coordinator
T. S. Cooper Elem.
237 NC Hwy. 32 South
Sunbury, NC 27979
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On Thursday, August 11, 2005, at 11:21 AM, Robinson, Dan wrote:
> For the night owls and early risers...
>
> Dan Robinson
> HW Wilson Company
> Bronx, NY
> drobinson@hwwilson.com
>
>
> Space Weather News for August 11, 2005
> http://spaceweather.com
>
> The Perseid meteor shower is underway. The shower's broad peak
> extends from August 11th through 13th, with August 12th being best.
> If you get away from bright city lights and watch the sky between
> local midnight and dawn on Friday morning, August 12th, you can expect
> to see dozens to hundreds of meteors.
>
> The planet Mars is out during the Perseid meteor shower, too. It's
> that bright red "star" high in the eastern sky before dawn. Many
> Perseid meteors will appear to fly past Mars on Friday morning--a
> pretty sight.
>
> And speaking of Mars, beware the Mars Hoax. A rumor about the red
> planet continues to spread via email. The message claims that Mars
> will come so close to Earth on August 27th that it looks as big as the
> full Moon. In fact, Mars is approaching Earth for a close encounter
> in October--not August. October's close approach will indeed be
> beautiful, but Mars will never rival the Moon.
>
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