For most of Venus's nearly circular orbit, Mercury is closer to it than Earth. But when Venus and Earth are on the same side of the Sun, Earth can be closer. And the distances between the planets are constantly changing. There are times when Mercury and Earth are closer than either is to Venus.
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The average distance of each of these planets from the Sun:
- Mercury: 57,909,000 km
- Venus: 108,200,000 km
- Earth: 149,600,000 km
So, when they do happen to line up on the same side of the Sun, the distance between Mercury and Venus will average about 50.3 million kilometers, and the distance between Venus and the Earth will average 41.4 million kilometers. But this is only the case for less than 35% of the Venusian year.
The distance between Mercury and Venus can vary from just 37.7 million to as much as 178.7 million kilometers. The distance between Earth and Venus can vary from 39.2 million to as much as 256 million kilometers.
No - Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, then comes Venus, then Earth (with the moon orbiting it.
Mercury is. Though it is not the hottest planet in our solar system - Venus is.
Yes, Mercury is closest, then comes Venus, then Earth, then Mars.
yes it is it is the second planet from the sun
Yes, Mercury is the first and Earth is the third.
The mean distance is 36 million miles
Both Mercury and Venus are closer to the Sun than the Earth, Mercury is the closest.
Mercury and Venus
Mercury Venus and Earth are all closer to the sun than mars
Closer than Earth? Next orbiting body closer to the sun is Venus. Last in and closest orbit is Mercury.
Mercury is the first planet from the sun, and Earth is the third planet from the sun; Venus is the second planet from the sun, making it farther than Mercury but closer than Earth.
Mercury, Venus, and Earth are all closer to the sun than Mars is.
There are two planets closer to the sun than the Earth: Venus and Mercury. Earth orbits at around 150,000,000 km from the sun. Venus is at 105,000,000 km and Mercury is at around 60,000,000 km.
Planets Mercury and Venus are closer to the Sun than Earth.
Mercury and Venus are closer to the sun than we are. (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune)
Both Mercury and Venus are closer to the Sun than the Earth, Mercury is the closest.
Both Mercury and Venus are closer to the Sun than we are (Earth).
Venus is hotter than Mercury because Venus traps heat and cannot escape from the Sun in the atmosphere.
Mercury is closer at 57.91 million kilometers, Venus is farther at 108.2 million kilometers.
Mercury and Venus
They are closer to the sun.
Venus and Mercury.
Mercury and Venus are both always closer to the sun than the earth is.