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Showing posts with label Comet Siding Spring. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Comet Siding Spring. Show all posts

Sunday, October 19, 2014

Giant comet to pass Mars for the first time in a million years


The closest look ever at a new comet will happen when the mountain-size comet Siding Spring buzzes past Mars this weekend. The comet will buzz the Red Planet on October 19. NASA

A comet on a once-in-a-million-years journey will graze the atmosphere of Mars, astronomically speaking, this Sunday.