图片新闻【312】6万年一次的“亲密接触”

An employee makes a globe of Mars flanked by its larger counterparts in Tokyo. The red planet will make its closest approach to Earth on August 27 in 60,000 years making this a memorable month for amateur astronomers(AFP/Toru Yamanaka)

词汇：

globe n.球体, 地球仪, 地球, 世界
Mars n.火星, 战神
flank vt.在...的侧面, 侧翼包围
counterpart n.副本, 极相似的人或物, 配对物
approach n. 接近,(做某事)的方法[途径]
memorable adj.值得纪念的, 难忘的
amateur n.业余爱好者, 业余艺术家
astronomer n.天文学家