Mungkin bisa diklarifikasi kalo kejadian ini sebenarnya thn 2003 bukan utk thn 2008.
Here I got from the hoax slayer source :
Commentary:
An email that has circulated during July and August for several years is again
hitting inboxes in 2008. The message informs recipients that the planet Mars
will be passing very close to Earth in August. While this information was valid
back in 2003, it is totally inaccurate for 2008.
The year is not specifically mentioned in the message and a great many
recipients therefore assume that the message refers to August, 2008. Another
version of the message is circulating via SMS. Virtually identical (and equally
misleading) messages were circulating back in July and August 2005, July and
August 2006 and July and August 2007. The events outlined in the message were
more or less true back in 2003 although they were a little hyped even then.
According to NASA, on August 27, 2003, Earth and Mars were the closest they
have been for around 60,000 years. Mars was indeed a spectacular site in the
night sky during several months of 2003.
However, this fact is not quite as earth shattering as you might think. A 2003
NASA article on the subject explains that:
Much has been made of the fact that the August 27th encounter with Mars is
the closest in some 60,000 years. Neanderthals were the last to observe Mars so
favorably placed. This is true. It's also a bit of hype. Mars and Earth have
been almost this close many times in recent history.
In spite of the claims in the 2006 incarnation of the message, Mars was a far
less than "spectacular" sight in the night sky. For much of 2006, it was on the
far side of the sun from the Earth and was quite inconspicuous during July and
August.
And, during August 2008, the view of Mars will again be far less than
spectacular. In fact, the SEDS website notes that in August 2008, Mars will be
"at its faintest" after being somewhat closer to Earth during December 2007.
And, at around 88 million kilometers when it approached in December 2007, Mars
was still a lot further away from Earth than it was back in 2003 when the
distance between the planets was only around 56 million kilometers.
This message seems set to keep resurfacing every year and duping a whole new
set of recipients into gazing rather fruitlessly at the night sky. But don't
despair! Close encounters with Mars are not such uncommon events. The claim
that "NO ONE ALIVE TODAY WILL EVER SEE THIS AGAIN!" is misleading. It is true
that the next time Mars will be as close to Earth as it was in 2003 will be on
August 28, 2287. In the mean time however, there will be plenty of other close
approaches, so our children and our children's children are not likely to miss
out altogether.
Perhaps by 2287 some of our descendants will be observing the close encounter
from the Martian perspective.
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Mudah2an infonya berguna.
Regards,
Sandra
----- Original Message -----
From: Mama Raihan
To: surabaya parents ; parents guide
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 9:12 AM
Subject: [parentsguide] FW: Two Moons on 27th August Margaret
Regards
Mamanya Raihan
http://nafrisalraihan.multiply.com
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Subject: Two Moons on 27th August Margaret
this will be a must to see, Mark it on your calendar.......
Two moons on 27th August
27th Aug the Whole World is waiting for.............
Planet Mars will be the brightest in the night sky
starting August. It will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye. This
will cultivate on Aug. 27 when Mars comes within 34.65M miles off earth. Be
sure to watch the sky on Aug. 27 12:30 am. It will look like the earth has 2
moons.
The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287.
Share this with your friends as NO ONE ALIVE TODAY will
ever see it again.
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