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Mars: Opposition Timeline

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Understanding that there are oppositions and there are oppositions, it might be good to know when they are and when they'll be particularly good. They are infrequent enough to be worth pursuing regardless of the caliber of a given opposition, but its always nice to know what to expect. We'll turn the clock back a bit, start at 2005...

YEAR   DATEDISTANCE
2005 November 743.7 million miles
2007 December 2455 million miles
2010 January 2961.7 million miles
2012 March 362.7 million miles
2014 April 857.5 million miles
2016 May 2247.3 million miles
2018 July 2734.6 million miles
2020 October 1338.9 million miles

OK ... but I don't have all day here. when are the really good oppositions going to be? These are fewer and farther between, so we'll turn back the clock a bit more since between the years 1700 and 2400 there are only 12. Sure hope you caught that one in 2003!!

YEAR   DATEDISTANCE
1766 August 1334.69 million miles
1845 August 1834.67 million miles
1924 August 2334.65 million miles
2003 August 2834.64 million miles
2050 August 1434.77 million miles
2082 September 134.72 million miles
2129 August 1934.69 million miles
2208 August 2434.65 million miles
2287 August 2934.60 million miles
2366 September 334.61 million miles
2445 September 734.66 million miles
2492 August 2334.69 million miles
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