In 1993, an attempt was made by the High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir to annex Gilgit-Baltistan but was quashed by the Supreme Court of Pakistan after protests by the locals of Gilgit-Baltistan, who feared domination by the Kashmiris.
In 2016, Mars will appear brightest from May 18-June 3. Its closest approach to Earth is May 30. That is the point in Mars' orbit when it comes closest to Earth. Mars will be at a distance of 46.8 million miles (75.3 million kilometers). Mars reaches its highest point around midnight -- about 35 degrees above the southern horizon, or one third of the distance between the horizon and overhead.
The planet that can be closest to earth when we're both in the same part of our orbits is Venus. The minimum distance between us and Venus is about 25.5 million miles, or about 28% of the distance from earth to the sun.The next nearest possible is Mars, whose distance from Earth can be as small as 48.5 million miles.enus is closer to the sun. The order of the planets is (from the Sun); Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, (asteroid belt), Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. The new Solar System â¦ Model classifies Pluto as the second largest minor planet in the solar system with Eris as the largest. 9 people found this useful.