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On September 2 at 10:00 UTC (12:00 Italian time), Mars will be in “conjunction” with the Sun, i.e. at the minimum angular distance from it (1.08°).
This circumstance will make impossible any communication with Mars for a period of about two weeks, probably from August 26 to September 9.
In fact, since the Sun also emits a strong flux of radio waves, when the radio telescopes used for communication with the probes around Mars can no longer frame Mars itself without also framing the Sun, the radio signal emitted by the Sun will completely cover any other signal to and from Mars.
So don’t be surprised if there will be little news or no new photos during that time.

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