2022 April 09 - Mars-Saturn Conjunction
Channel: APOD Podcast
Date: 2022-04-09

In today's image, we see the planets Mars and Saturn in conjunction when they pass relatively close together in the sky. In this case, they are about 1/3 of a degree apart - less than the diameter of the full moon.

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