Mars' Nearest Approach in 2025
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•Mars opposition 2025: How to see the Red Planet at its biggest and brightest
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On Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, Mars will make its closest approach to Earth since 2022 .
During its opposition, Mars also gets the sun's full glare, as seen from Earth .
This will be the best time for sending spacecraft to the Red Planet .
The prime window for viewing Mars is December 2024 through February 2025 .
NASA has been planning to launch its Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (EscaPADE) mission.
It was due to launch atop Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket in October 2024 to take advantage of Mars ' proximity.
But it was postponed to spring 2025 or later .
Mars will become lost in the sun's glare in late November 2025 .
The following opposition of Mars will occur on February 19, 2027 .
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