Crap! I was going to guess that it was lopsided because all the women were over on Venus! ;) Not very scientific if you ask me. The more I look at it, Chuck's response sounds better. Sorry Joe... Quoting Chuck Hards <chuckhards@yahoo.com>:
Joe, Mars is slightly gibbous in the photos mentioned. It won't be truly "full" until a day or two before and after opposition. The Mars-Earth-sun relationship changes very fast near opposition. You see the night terminator before opposition, the morning terminator after opposition.
From: Joe Bauman <bau@desnews.com>
Can anyone please give me an explanation for the lopsidedness
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