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Two away. Earth is the third planet from the sun, Mercury is the first. Remember the saying My very educated mother just sat under nine planets. The first letter of the sentence is the first letter of all the planets in order, including pluto. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.
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A planet closet in size to the earth?
Mars has a minimum of 33.9 million miles away from Earth (consider the orbital path!) and a maximum of 250 million miles away. On average, it is about 140 million miles away. However, the closest planet is Venus. With the closest to Earth being only 23.6 million miles away, and the farthest being 162.2 million miles away!
What do other planets not have in their lithospheres that earth does?
Mercury is reminiscent of the Moon - simply a ball of rock hotter than our satellite. Despite its appearance, though, the planet actually does have an atmosphere. Some astronomers believe that Mercury originally had a thick atmosphere like Earth, but the planet is so small that it has very low gravity. As a result of the planet's low gravity, Mercury's atmosphere was blown away by strong solar winds. This barely existent atmosphere is made of a number of compounds including hydrogen, oxygen, water vapor, and potassium.
What planet is right after earth?
Venus is the next planet toward the Sun. Mars is the next planet away from the Sun.
Can a really small planet have an atmosphere?
That depends on when you consider a planet to be "really small." Mars is much smaller than Earth, but it still retains an atmosphere. Mercury, the smallest planet in the solar system, does not have an atmosphere, but it is also very close to the sun, which would tend to drive away atmospheric gasses.
How far is the planet goldilocks away from earth?
Goldielocks is about 20 light years away which is about 70 years
What is the distance of planet mercury from the planet earth today?
about 57 million miles away from earth
How far is the earth from the sun how many planets away it is?
Mercury & Venus are closer. The Earth is next...The Earth is the third planet from the Sun. Starting at the Sun and working outwards the order is... Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and then the minor planets including Pluto.
What number of planets is Mercury away from the sun?
Mercury is the first planet from the Sun.
Will you float away on the planet mercury?
No. Mercury's surface gravity is less than that of Earth, but it will still hold you to the surface.
What is the furthest planet away from the sun out of Earth Mercury or Jupiter?
The 'furthest planet away from the Sun' is not one of those. Neptune is the planet which is furthest from the Sun. Of the ones you ask about, Jupiter is the "further". The sequence, moving outwards from the Sun is # Mercury # Venus # Earth # Mars # Jupiter # Saturn # Uranus # Neptune
Is the planet mercury the closest planet to the moon?
No. Earth is technically the closest planet to the moon. Mars is the closest planet to a moon, with Phobos being only 9.4Mm away from Mars. Earth's moon is an average distance of 370Mm from Earth.
Which planet away from the sun?
There is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, then Pluto.
Is mercury the 2 planet away from the sun?
NO it is the first planet away from the sun
What number planet is mars away from earth?
its the 4th planet from the sun but it is the very next planet next to us.
Which planet is the third distance away from the sun?
The earth? The order goes, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
What is the first planet in our solar system?
The first planet in the solar system is Mercury
How many light years away from the earth is mercury?
Mercury Is 0.000131 lightyears away from earth
