Solar conjunction for Mars happened yesterday. That's when Mars was most directly behind the sun for this 25-month period. In 2023, from the vantage point of spacecraft controllers on Earth, the season of Mars' 2023 conjunction takes place between November 5 and December 2, 2023. During this period, data exchange between Mars spacecraft and Earth is limited. Image via ESA. Read about Mars behind the sun.
Solar conjunction for Mars happened yesterday. That's when Mars was most directly behind the sun for this 25-month period. In 2023, from the vantage point of spacecraft controllers on Earth, the season of Mars' 2023 conjunction takes place between November 5 and December 2, 2023. During this period, data exchange between Mars spacecraft and Earth is limited. Image via ESA. Read about Mars behind the sun.