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In 2003, the Hubble Space Telescope snapped this photo of the red planet 11 hours before its closest approach to Earth in 60,000 years. How close? It was a mere 34,648,840 miles (55,760,220 kilometers) away. The next closest approach will be in 2287.

http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/photos/mars/mars-earth.html
Photograph courtesy NASA