Transcript A Close Encounter with Mars

A Close Encounter with Mars
The Red Planet has moved in for its close-up.
The view is out of this world.
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Is the Red Planet
another name for
Mars?
How close does
Mars get to Earth?
Why is it called
the Red Planet?
What’s a
“close encounter”?
How many days
is that?
Which way do the
planets orbit?
I wonder how hard
it is to see Mars?
I wonder where
Laguna Beach is?
What’s a star party?
Is she looking
at Mars?
Where is
Hong Kong?
I wonder how much
this telescope costs?
Does the moon
really shine?
How many
years in the
future is this?
What does
this mean?
How do they
know this?
Are the
volcanoes active?
How much closer
is that?
Is the Earth in
danger of colliding
with Mars?
How many
years is this?
How far is Mars
from the sun?
Are the Earth and
Mars getting closer
to each other
all the time?
What’s an
astronomer?
When was
Surveyor launched?
I wonder how
fast the Earth
is moving?
Who would want
to go to Mars?
Would I want
to go to Mars?
What’s
microscopic
mean?
How long does it
take to fly to Mars?
I wonder how
many years
that is?
Where is
Mount Everest?
What would I
weigh on Mars?
So how big is
the Earth?
How tall is
Mount Everest?
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