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Phobos is one of the moons of Mars. Mars averages 1.52 AU from the Sun, while the Earth averages 1 AU from the Sun.

So at conjunction (when Mars is closest to Earth), Mars is about .5 AU away, and at opposition (Mars on the other side of the Sun from us) Mars is about 2.5 AU away.

This is an over-simplification; Mars' orbit is more eccentric than Earth's, by about 9%. Sometimes Mars is a little closer than .52 AU at conjunction, and sometimes it is a little further away. But not by much.

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