Mars will Not be Closer to Earth this August

Mars will Not be Closer to Earth this August

This hoax has been debunked prior to August 27th every year (Getty Images)

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Every year in the beginning of August since 2003, an image has been circulated on social media claiming that on August 27th Mars will be as big as the moon due to it coming closer to the Earth than at any future date until 2287. Now in 2020 the image is circulating again.

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