Mars opposition. On Tuesday, April 8, the red planet will appear at its biggest and brightest since December 2007. Known as opposition, when Mars appears opposite in our skies from the sun, the distinctly orange-hued
Every two years, Mars reaches a point in its orbit called “opposition,” when the planet lies directly opposite the sun in Earth's sky, according toAstronomy magazine. This means Mars rises near sunset and remains visible all
The sun, Earth, and Mars will arrange in a straight line.
0. Page 1 of 1. A NASA camera on Mars has captured what appears to be artificial light emanating outward from. Photo By NASA.gov photos. A NASA camera on Mars has captured what appears to be artificial light emanating outward from the planet's surface.
Tonight, the rover Curiosity may get to see a truly rare event: the closest thing Mars will ever experience to a Terran eclipse. Though we call such an event the Opposition of Mars, this is a typically human-centric view of the