It seems this is an urban myth which is spreading around by e-mail. The piece below is from the LA Times (http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-mythwatch12aug12,1,389871.story?coll=la-headlines-business&ctrack=1&cset=true):

Mars struck
August 12, 2007

The myth: On Aug. 27, Mars will come so close to Earth it will look as big as the moon!

The reality: It's a good thing this message -- being spread by e-mail -- is false. If Mars got close enough to rival the moon in size, according to NASA, it would alter Earth's orbit and bring on terrible tides. The closest Mars will come to us this year is in December, when it will be about 55 million miles away. It won't look much different than usual to the unaided eye.

The background: The Snopes website, which tracks urban myths on the Internet, traces this one back to August 2003, when Mars came far closer than usual -- about 35 million miles. Even then, it didn't look all that much different to casual observers. But the erroneous message began to spread, probably because of a misunderstanding about needing a telescope to see the planet close up. The e-mails popped up again this summer.

Info:www.snopes.com/science/ mars.asp and

science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/07jul_marshoax.htm

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Sassys

You are calling out a splogger! This person stole this useless content and expects us readers to A) believe it and B)Give a CRAPOLA! I wouldn't bother answering this twit at all:)

I was just concerned in case people believed it. It seems to have been viewed more than a few times! Also it could be that Mrs. Nagalakshmi was taken in by the e-mail too.

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