In terms of size, Jupiter is the closest in size to the sun. Jupiter has a diameter of 142,984 km, which is about 1/10th that of the sun (which has a mean diameter of about 1.392 million km).
The Earth, on the other hand, has a diameter of 12,756km; this makes it about 1/11th that of Jupiter and 1/110th that of the sun.
Mercury Venus and Earth are all closer to the sun than mars
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun.
No. The surface gravity of a planet depends on its size and mass, not its distance from the sun.
No, Venus is closer to the Sun than the Earth.
A planet that formed closer to the Sun than Earth, but not the closest, is Venus. Venus is the second planet from the Sun, situated between Mercury (the closest) and Earth. It has a similar size and composition to Earth, often referred to as Earth's "sister planet," but has a thick, toxic atmosphere and extreme surface temperatures.
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
Mercury.
The planet Earth is closer to the sun than five other planets. The planet closest to the sun is Mercury followed by Venus and then Earth.
No, Mercury is the closest planet to our sun
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