According to Facebook and Twitter on August twenty seventh, Mars will be seen as large as the moon in the sky, but this is a complete and utter lie. In the article “No, Mars will not be as big as the Moon in the sky”, Phil Plait exposes the truth about the recent and phony social media post that has suddenly gone viral. This post describes how at a specific date and time you will see two “moons” in the sky, but the author reveals how scientifically this is impossible given the distance and the position of Mars from Earth. Specifically, the author revealed statistics in the quote which states, “Given that Mars is roughly twice the physical size of the Moon, that should set off alarm bells in your head right away. At best, Mars is still only
