MARS VIEWED FROM EARTH


Image Credits: NASA/JPL Solar System Simulator developed by: David Seal

FOV:  30°       Magnification:  1x (naked eye)       Inner Planet Orbits       Location in Constellations       Skypath 2024

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FOV:  2' (arc-min)       Magnification:  900x       Compare Current Planets

Mars is the planet with the largest variation in "apparent" size!  When the Red Planet looks its largest to us, its diameter appears over seven times larger than when it looks its smallest!

 

FOV and Magnification vary so Mars fills image

Bonus: Mars's Current Position Over Earth

This bonus view is provided so you can determine if Mars currently may be visible from your location on Earth.  Of course, Mars can generally be seen only at night, though it may be visible in very clear skies for a little while before sunset or after sunrise when the planet is at its brightest.  The view above lets you infer Mars's direction from your location.  If your location is visible on the above globe, then the closer it is to the view's center, the higher Mars will be in your sky.  Likewise, the closer your location is to the edge of the above globe, then the closer Mars will be to your horizon.  And don't forget—Earth rotates to the east (left to right in the image above).  So, generally, (in all places except the polar regions), Mars is currently rising at the "left edge" of Earth, and setting at its "right edge".

Simulator Image Notes:  1) Fields of View are measured horizontally.  2) Top orbital view orientation: Ecliptic north "upward", i.e. in
the 12:00 midnight direction.  3) Mars's "surface views' orientation: planetary local north "upward".  4) Light-Travel Time is not included in calculated times.

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