Viewed from Earth, Mars is
A) always above the ecliptic.
B) always below the ecliptic.
C) sometimes above and sometimes below the ecliptic.
D) always on the ecliptic.

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Mars, like all planets in our solar system, orbits the Sun in a plane close to the ecliptic plane, but its orbit is slightly inclined relative to Earth's orbit. This means that as both Earth and Mars orbit the Sun, Mars appears to move sometimes above and sometimes below the ecliptic from our perspective on Earth.

Viewed from Earth, Mars Is