Ep. 577: Mars in Opposition

Astronomy Cast

Natural Sciences, Science, Astronomy

4.8 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2020

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Astronomy Cast 577: Mars in Opposition by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Every 2 years or so Mars lines up nicely with the Earth. It takes only 2 minutes to communicate with the rovers. You can see the polar ice caps in a small telescope. And it's the best time to send your spacecraft to the Red Planet. Oct 3rd: Moon & Mars conjunction, 1.1° separation. Oct 6th: Mars opposition. Dec 21st: Jupiter/Saturn conjunction, 0.1° separation! Feb 18th "Percy" lands on Mars' Jezero crater.

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0:00.0	Astonomycast, episode 577, Mars in opposition.
0:12.9	Welcome to astronomycast, our weekly facts-based journey through the cosmos, where we help you
0:16.6	understand not only what we know, but how we know what we know.
0:19.9	I'm Fraser Kane, publisher of Universe Today, and with me, as always, is Dr. Pamela Gay.
0:24.8	I've seen your scientists for the planetary science institute and the Director of Cosmic
0:29.2	Quest, Pamela.
0:31.5	Welcome back from Somerahedis.
0:33.5	I missed you.
0:34.5	Thank you.
0:35.7	I've missed you too, although I have to say, it feels like we're experiencing March 200
0:43.6	instead of September at this point.
0:47.2	Time has no meaning.
0:48.2	It doesn't.
0:49.2	It really has no meaning.
0:51.2	Yeah.
0:52.2	It's a snake in a circle eating its own tail made of everything and nothing all at the
0:58.4	same time.
0:59.4	I don't know whether I'm coming or going.
1:02.6	The day's just blur, and yet time just takes forever.
1:05.9	When do I get my vaccination?
1:10.1	You want to win, too?
1:11.1	I was thinking about this.
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