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Normally, Venus is, when it is on the same side of the Sun in its orbit When it isn't, either Mercury or Mars could be closer, if it was on the same side as Earth.
The closest possible opposition between Earth and Venus is 38 million kilometers (23.7 million miles). No planet gets closer to Earth than Venus.
But when it's on the opposite side of the Solar System, Venus can be as far as 261 million kilometers (162 million miles) away.
When Mars is at its closest to Earth, the two planets are separated by about 54.6 million kilometers. The closest point in recent memory was in 2003, when Earth and Mars were separated by only 55 million kilometers. At its farthest point, the two planets can be 401 million kilometers apart.
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∙ 11y agoEarth. Earth is the third from the sun, mars is fourth
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∙ 14y agoAmong the two, Earth is the closest. In the solar system Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun.
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∙ 13y agothe earth is nearer to mars
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Which stars closest to earth Sun or Mars?
Mars is a planet. So the Sun is the closest star to Earth.
What planet is the closest to the sun after Mars?
Jupiter is the closest planet to the Sun "after" Mars.
Is Mars the nearest star to earth?
No. Mars is a planet, not a star. The closest star to Earth is the sun.
What is Mars closest planet and how far away is that planet?
mars is the second nearest planet from the earth and the fourth planet from the sun between the earth and mars is 59million kilometres
What is the closest planet to the sun besides the moon?
A moon, by definition, is not a planet. The closest planet to our sun is Mercury, followed by Venus and the Earth, then Mars.
Which stars closest to earth Sun or Mars?
Mars is a planet. So the Sun is the closest star to Earth.
Which is the closest planet to the sun out of planet X earth Jupiter or mars?
mars
What planet is the closest to the sun after Mars?
Jupiter is the closest planet to the Sun "after" Mars.
Is Mars the nearest star to earth?
No. Mars is a planet, not a star. The closest star to Earth is the sun.
What is Mars closest planet and how far away is that planet?
mars is the second nearest planet from the earth and the fourth planet from the sun between the earth and mars is 59million kilometres
What is the closest planet to the sun besides the moon?
A moon, by definition, is not a planet. The closest planet to our sun is Mercury, followed by Venus and the Earth, then Mars.
Which planets is the closest to the earth?
Mars, the fourth planet from the sun.
Is earth the closest planet to Jupiter?
No. Generally speaking, Venus is the closest planet to Earth. The actual distance that Venus is from Earth varies, depending on where it is during its orbit around the sun relative to that of Earth. When Venus and Earth are on the same side of the sun, they are 38.2x106km apart; when they are on opposite sides of the sun, they are 261.0x106km apart.Mars is the second planet closest to Earth. However, if Venus is on the opposite side of the sun, Mars could temporary be closest to Earth. Mars's distance from Earth varies, from 55.7x106km when they are both at the same side of the sun, to 401.3x106km, when they are on opposite sides of the sun.
What is the five closest planet to the sun?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter.
Which planet is closer to Earth?
The planet that is closest to Earth depends on where the other planets are in relation to Earth. Venus can come the closest when it is on the same side of the Sun as the Earth, but Mars can be closest when Venus is on the far side of the Sun and Mars is on the same side of the sun as Earth.
What is the planet colsest to the sun?
thw planet closest to the sun is venus
What is the planet nearest to the sun is called?
The planet closest to the sun is the planet Mercury. The planets in order from closest planet to the sun and out would be Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
