Write a report for an English daily (with in 120 words) points: mars closest to the earth - occuring after 60000 years -next occurency in the year 2287 - a big raddish planet in the naked eye
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The report is as follows:
The mars is almost 151.64 million kilometers from Earth or we can even say that it is 33.9 miles and is closest to the Earth. Although the distance between the two planets keeps on changing due to various factors. This closest distance between the two planets such that the reddish planet can be seen by naked eyes is attained after 60000 years.
We know that the planets of our solar system keep on revolving around the sun on their respective spherical orbits. Therefore, there are times when Mars and Earth are closest to each other while sometimes they have the farthest distances between them. 151.64 million kilometers is the distance of Mars from Earth when both of them are closest to each other. The next time when Mars will be the closest from our planet will be in the year 2287.
MARS CLOSEST TO THE EARTH
A rare celestial event occurred after 60,000 years when Mars came closest to the earth. It caused great curiousity among the astronomers and even among the common people throughout the world . The polar caps, valleys and hills of the mars were clearly visible through the telescope. A big reddish planet would be visible to the naked eye. Of course, observing the planet in the naked eyes was not harmful to the eyes as it might be in the case of solar eclipse. The next such may happen again in the year 2287. The present generation would not be present then, to see that celestial event.