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Closest to the sun.

At perihelion, Earth it is 91 million miles (147 million km.) from the Sun. At aphelion, it is 95 million miles (152 million km.) from the Sun. The difference is only about 4 million miles (5 million km.), which, for all practical purposes, is a perfectly circular orbit.

This sets the Earth apart from all other planets, especially Mars and Venus, each of which have a perihelion and aphelion that differ significantly.

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