Is Mars behind the Earth

Anonymous

∙ 9y ago

Updated: 8/21/2019

It depends on where you are in space. The order of the planets heading outward from the Sun are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, etc. so if you're looking out from the Sun, Mars is behind Earth. If you're looking inward from Pluto, however, Mars comes first.

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∙ 9y ago

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Is Mars in front or behind earth?

Mars and Earth orbit the Sun at different speeds and distances. At certain points in their orbits, Mars can be in front of Earth (when it is closer to the Sun) and at other times it can be behind Earth (when Earth is closer to the Sun). The relative positions of Mars and Earth change constantly due to their orbital motion.

Where is mars location in the solar sestem?

Behind Earth

What happens when mars is directly behind earth?

then mars will be dark like when the moon is in front of the sun

Is the orbit of Mars closer to Earth than the orbit of Venus?

No. The orbit of Venus is closer to Earth's orbit than the orbit of Mars, by an average of 38 million kilometers (Venus 108 million km, Earth 150 million km, Mars 230 million km)Mars is only the closest planet to Earth when Venus is on the opposite side of the Sun from Earth and Mars is on the same side as Earth and Mars is not too far ahead or behind the Earth in their orbits.It can be as long as an entire Earth year that Mars is not closer, and it will only be closer for less than 4 months at a time.

How many planets is Mars away from the earth?

earth is 1 planet away from mars

Why is Mars so slow at orbiting the Earth?

Mars does not orbit the Earth. Mars orbits the Sun, as does the Earth.

The kind of planet are Mars and Earth?

Mars and Earth are both rocky or "terrestrial" planets. Mars and Earth also belong to the group of inner planets (along with Venus and Mercury). Inner planets are in front of the meteor belt (between Mars and Jupiter), outer planets are behind the meteor belt.

Will Mars be safer then Earth?

no mars is not saver then earth

Why is it Mars cold?

Because all planets behind the earth are cold and all in front are hot this is because we are at peak temperature

How are earth and Mars different?

Earth is bigger then Mars Mars has frozen water and the Earth has bothe liquid and solid water. The man leave on earth and cannot produce life on mars^_^ Mars is known as the red planet while the earth is the blue planet

Is mars smaller or larger than earth?

Smaller, Mars is about half the size of Earth

How far is the earth from Mars when Mars is farest from earth?

Mars is 36,000,000 miles from Earth and no Mars is the fourth planet from the sun(Mars is right beside us) Sun.......... Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto

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