PETALING JAYA: Malaysians are in for a unique astronomical experience next month when the planet Mars will be closest to Earth in 60,000 years, said National Space Agency director-general Prof Datuk Dr Mazlan Othman.
The phenomenon, said Dr Mazlan, would happen at 5.52 pm on Aug 27 when the red planet would be 55,758,006km from Earth.
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