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Since the Moon accompanies Earth, it basically has the same distance to the Sun as Earth does. Sometimes a bit closer, sometimes a bit farther, but this difference is insignificant. The Earth - and therefore the Moon as well - is closer to the Sun than Mars.
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What planet is closer to the sun than Mars?
Mercury Venus and Earth are all closer to the sun than mars
Which one is closer to sun the Mercury or the Moon?
Mercury is always closer to the Sun than the moon.
What has the greater affect on tides the moon or the sun?
The moon causes larger tides than the sun, even though the sun is much larger than the moon, because the moon is tremendously closer to the Earth than the sun is.
Why water in mars is frozen but it is closer to the sun than the earth?
Earth is closer. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars...
Is the sun closer to earth or moon?
The Sun is at the same average distance from both the Earth and the Moon because the Earth-Moon system orbits the sun. However, since the Moon orbits around the Earth, it is sometimes closer to the Sun than is the Earth, and sometimes farther. But the difference is negligible since the Sun is more than 380 times as far from Earth as the Moon.
Is mars next to the sun or moon?
Mars is closer to the Earth than to the sun by 150 million kilometers. The moon's orbit is definitely much, much less than 150 million kilometers. So, I conclude that the moon is closer to Mars than the Sun.
How Many planets are closer to the sun than to mars?
Mercury, Venus, and Earth are all closer to the sun than Mars is.
Which planets moon are closer to the earth than the sun?
Earth's (Luna) and Mars's (Diemos and Phobos).
What planet is closer to the sun than Mars?
Mercury Venus and Earth are all closer to the sun than mars
Is the sun closer to us then the moon is?
No, our moon is closer to Earth than the Sun is.
Is the moon or mars closter to the sun?
The moon is closer to the sun. Since the moon orbits Earth, it is always about the same distance from the sun as Earth is.
Is the moon closer to the sun?
well... if you mean that the moon is closer to the sun than the earth, then yes.
Which one is closer to sun the Mercury or the Moon?
Mercury is always closer to the Sun than the moon.
Why can the Moon appear as large as the Sun even though you know the Moon is much smaller than the Sun?
The Moon is much closer to Earth than the Sun is, therefore making the moon appear to be as large or larger than the sun when viewed from Earth.
What has the greater affect on tides the moon or the sun?
The moon causes larger tides than the sun, even though the sun is much larger than the moon, because the moon is tremendously closer to the Earth than the sun is.
Why is it hotter on Venus than on Mars?
because venus is closer to the sun then mars
What planet is first Mars or Mercury?
Mercury is closer to the sun than mars
