Originally Posted by cupic 
With a astronomical event coming soon (August 09) when Mars is as it closest in 6000years(scientist saying that Mars will be as close as the moon is)it should be a once in a hundred lifetimes to capture this
Time to get the big one out
cheers
Sorry cupic but i think you need to check your source on that.
If Mars was as close as the moon then i'm pretty certain we would be in a bit of trouble...