Artist s concept of comet c 2013 a1 siding spring heading toward mars.
Comet siding spring mars encounter.
Nasa s hubble space telescope has produced a unique composite image of comet siding spring as it made its never before seen close passage of a comet by mars.
Mars and comet siding spring were visible to the stereo a spacecraft during the 2014 encounter.
One thing we know for certain is that the.
Comet siding spring also known as c 2013 a1 will be approximately 82 000 miles away from mars at its closest approach.
19 at a distance of approximately 87 000 miles.
And by close i mean close.
This sunday october 19 mars will have a close encounter with comet siding spring.
Watch over the coming nights as they draw ever closer.
Siding spring officially designated comet c 2013 a1 made its closest approach to mars at 2 28 p m.
The paths of mars and comet siding spring are clearly on a near collision course.
In orbit around mars were the spacecraft mars reconnaissance orbiter 2001 mars odyssey esa s mars express maven and the indian mars orbiter mission mangalyaan.
Follow comet siding spring at marscomet on october 19 comet siding spring will pass within 88 000 miles of mars just one third of the distance from the e.
Just weeks before the historic encounter of comet c 2013 a1 siding spring with mars in october 2014 nasa s mars atmosphere and volatile evolution maven spacecraft entered orbit around the red planet.
Fritz helmut hemmerich made this video from 1200 meters at tenerife in the canary islands showing comet siding spring immediately after its mars encounter.