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After Venus, Mars is the next nearest planet to Earth. When everything is right, the closest Mars can get to the earth is about 48.5 million miles.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 16y agoIf they were all lined up in a line on the same side of the sun the distances form the sun would be:
Mercury 0.387 A.U.
Venus 0.723 A.U.
Earth 1.000 A.U.
Mars 1.524 A.U.
Jupiter 5.203 A.U.
Saturn 9.523 A.U.
Uranus 19.208 A.U.
Neptune 30.087 A.U.
This shows that Venus would be 0.277 AU. form Earth while Mars would be 0.524 AU. which makes Venus the closest planet to Earth.
HOWEVER - all the planets move round the Sun at different speeds and this means that Earth and Mars could be on the same side of the Sun while Venus was on the other side.
In this configuration Venus would be 1.723 AU from Earth while Mars was 0.524 AU. and Mars would then be closest.
Using the distances provided above why don't you try and work out configurations for Mercury and Jupiter - could they ever be the closest planet?
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∙ 9y agoThe planet Venus occupies the orbit closest to Earth's.
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∙ 12y agoVenus is nearer to the Earth than any other planet.
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∙ 15y agoeath is betwween Venus and Mars
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Is earth the 3rd closest planet to the sun?
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What is the nearest extra solar planet to earth?
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Is earth the 3rd closest planet to the sun?
No, the Earth is not the nearest planet to the Sun. The nearest planet to the Sun is Mercury.
Is the earth the nearest planet to the?
The planet nearest to the Earth is Venus. That is, of course, when it's correctly placed in its orbit relative to the Earth.
What is the nearest extra solar planet to earth?
earth
Which planet is the nearest of the earth?
VENUS!
Who is the nearest planet of earth?
Venus
Is earth the 4th nearest planet from the sun?
The third planet.
Spacethe nearest planet to the sun?
Mercury (planet) is the nearest planet to the Sun.Planet Mercury is in orbit nearest the Sun.
How long to the nearest planet?
The nearest planet (Venus) is about 25,760,000 miles (about 41,456,700 kilometers) away from Earth.
What is the nearest dwarf planet to earth?
Pluto.
What is the third planet nearest to the sun?
Earth
