This is a function of distance - an object appears smaller the further away it is. Although Jupiter is many times the size of Mars, the two planets appear to be about the same size because Jupiter is also much further away from Earth than Mars is.
No, Mars is closer to Earth than Jupiter.
Jupiter is further from Earth than Mars. Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun, while Mars is the fourth planet.
Out of Mercury, Earth, Mars, and Jupiter, Jupiter has the longest year.
The two planets that are the closest to Mars is Earth and Jupiter.
Earth is the next closets planet to Mars. An asteroid belt lies on the opposite side, between it and Jupiter.
The Earth and Jupiter. Earth is about 0.5 AU from Mars, whereas Jupiter is about 3.5 AU.
Jupiter
Mars is closest when Jupiter and Mars are on the same side of the sun. Otherwise, if earth and Jupiter are on one side and Mars on the other, then Earth is closer. If Earth and Mars are on one side and Venus and Jupiter are on the other, than Venus is closest. When Earth, Venus, and Mars are on one side, and Mercury and and Jupiter are on the other, Mercury is closest. All four are pretty much always closer to Jupiter than Saturn ever is.
Jupiter.
# Mercury # Venus # Earth # Mars # Jupiter
the answer is.... Mercury,venus,earth,mars,jupiter,saturn,uranus and neptune.
The next one in is Earth, the next one out is Jupiter, although there is a dwarf planet in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter called Ceres.