A spectacular space event of "Mars Eclipse" will take place this coming Labor Day weekend. The moon will be illuminated 86% in the late-night hours of Saturday night or early Sunday morning, Sept. 5 to 6, appearing close to Mars.
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Moon passes Mars around September 4-6 -
Mars is the planet to watch this month and next! Earth will pass between Mars and the sun in October, and the planet is now very bright and very red. https://t.co/QTiOCaayE8
via @shareaholic pic.twitter.com/tQPKWgkR9l — Lunar Astronomy; Moon' Exploration & Coloniz/ News (@DubnHG1) September 4, 2020
On Oct. 6, the planet will glow nearly twice as bright as it currently does when it makes its closest approach at 38.57 million miles or 62.06 million km.
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