For the early birds on the 18th March, there’s a beautiful view of the Moon and Mars appearing very close to one another with the Moon just nearby. Mars is the red star-like object above the Moon. Bright Mercury is a little higher up.
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When and where to look:
5.45am, 18th March above the eastern horizon.
Something Interesting:
When you see Mars in the morning imagine where the exploration rover, Curiosity, is right now. It took about 9 months for Curiosity to get from Earth to Mars and had a very tricky landing in early August 2012! Check out the video…
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