The atmosphere however was in a very bad condition and Mars was so blazing and unsteady that nothing could be seen of the object, which we now know was at that time so near the planet as to be invisible.
A atmosfera estaba en moi malas condicións e Marte estaba tan chameante e inestable que nada se podía ver do obxecto, do cal deducimos agora que está tan próximo ao planeta que resulta invisible.