[SOC] Mars Update

[JMcAulay]

At 07:26 PM 08/22/2003 -0400, Ron, WD4AHZ wrote:
>Earlier this month, someone posted a note about Mars being it's closest 
>to Earth, and that at 75 power "Mars will look as large as the full moon 
>to the naked eye".
>
>At the time I wrote "I think not".
>
>
>I just read an article at http://www.msnbc.com/news/956012.asp?0sl=-11
>which said
>
>"Mars will not, despite some rumors on the Internet, look as big as the 
>moon or cause any sort of gravitational calamity on Earth.

Dang, I was hoping for some sort of "gravitational calamity."  Never sat
through one of those.  Maybe that's why I like it here in California.
Bloody few other reasons left.  And no, Mars right now does not look as big
as the moon.  But 1/75 as wide as the moon?  Sure.  Yep.  No problem.

And although Mars doesn't look as big as the moon, I bet it's a whole lot
smarter.  :)

73
John WA6QPL  SOC 263