Mars as big as the Moon: it's baaaaack

Like a cold sore, a relative who won't leave, or American Idol, the unwelcome "Mars is as big as the Moon" email is back once again to send nonsense into your mailbox. First, the offending mail:

Two moons on 27th August

27th Aug the Whole World is waiting for............. Planet Mars will be the brightest in the night sky starting August. It will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye. This will cultivate on Aug. 27 when Mars comes within 34.65M miles off earth. Be sure to watch the sky on Aug. 27 12:30 am. It will look like the earth has 2 moons. The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287. Share this with your friends as NO ONE ALIVE TODAY will ever see it again.

Now, the trashing: THIS EMAIL IS NOT TRUE. It's baloney, wrong, a lie, a con, a ...