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Q: How did they measure the distance between earth and nearest planet to it?
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What is the nearest planet to the sun and what is the distance?

This planet is Mercury, because the orbit is not a circle the distance is variable: between 28,5 million miles and 43,5 million miles.


How do you get the distance of a planet from the sun?

we measure the distance between satellites with the help of relative measurements using different techniques.


What is the Moon's distance to the nearest planet?

240000


What unit of measurement is used to measure the average distance between the sun and the planet?

it is hydrogen peace


What is the distance between Earth and Phobos?

Distance from Earth varies from 36 million miles (nearest planet after Venus) to over 250 million miles. Proportionately, this six-fold distance variation is the greatest of any planet.


What is the closest planet to venus and the distance?

Based on their average distance from the sun, the Earth is the nearest.


Is there a link between the mass of a planet and the distance from its star?

No. The link is between the planet's distance from its star and the period of its orbit.


What is the distance between planet krpton and earth?

Planet Krypton is a mythical planet and does not exist, so no distance can be given.


What is the relationship between a planet's distance from the sun and the planet's period of revolution?

The relationship between the planet's SPEED and its distance from the Sun is given by Kepler's Third Law.From there, it is fairly easy to derive a relationship between the period of revolution, and the distance.


How do astronomers measure the distance of planet?

They use complicated trigonometry and mathematics.


Why are you safe from black holes?

Why am *I* safe from black holes? Because the nearest one from my planet is 1600 light years away. I don't know if that means YOU are safe from black holes -- I don't know the distance between your planet and the nearest black hole -- but I know my safety is assured.


Which is the nearest planet to your planet?

It is Venus , the nearest planet to our planet .