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Event · 3I/ATLAS

Closest to Mars; orbiters image it

3I passes 0.194 au from Mars; MRO, ExoMars TGO, Mars Express, MAVEN, Tianwen-1 and Perseverance observe it around this date.

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Closest to Mars; orbiters image it [Event EVT0DFQ70AS09YZ]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVT0DFQ70AS09YZ
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