1) The astronomical unit is the mean distance from Earth to the Sun only. However you can measure the distance to Mars in these units.
2) Unfortunately, that distance keeps changing as the planets move in their orbits.
0.2 ish as Earth is 1au from the sun.
0.4
Today's date is June 12, 2014. The distance from the Earth to Mars today is 0.8643 astronomical units. This is equal to 80.34 million miles.
Mercury--0.387 astronomical units Venus--0.723 astronomical units Earth--1.0 astronomical units Mars--1.524 astronomical units Jupiter--5.203 astronomical units Saturn--9.529 astronomical units Uranus--19.19 astronomical units Neptune--30.06 astronomical units Pluto--39.53 astronomical units Please note that these are all mean distances, and the actual distance will vary as to the location of the specific planet in its specific orbit.
This distance is continuously varying as the two planets orbit the Sun. The minimum distance is about 0.5 au. That's because the (average) distance of Earth from the Sun is 1 au and the (average) distance of Mars from the Sun is 1.52 au.
AU is short for astronomical units. You use astronomical units to measure distance in the solar system. distances of the planets from the sun mercury-0.4 AU venus-0.7 AU earth-1 AU mars-1.5 AU jupiter-5.2 AU saturn-9.5 AU uranus-19.2 AU neptune-30 AU
Approx. 46 million miles
156855
1.38
Mercury--0.387 astronomical units Venus--0.723 astronomical units Earth--1.0 astronomical units Mars--1.524 astronomical units Jupiter--5.203 astronomical units Saturn--9.529 astronomical units Uranus--19.19 astronomical units Neptune--30.06 astronomical units Pluto--39.53 astronomical units Please note that these are all mean distances, and the actual distance will vary as to the location of the specific planet in its specific orbit.
Today's date is June 12, 2014. The distance from the Earth to Mars today is 0.8643 astronomical units. This is equal to 80.34 million miles.
156,855
Mars is 1.5 astronomical units away from sun while Neptune is 30 astronomical units away.
On average 1.52, but plus or minus 0.14.
Mercury--0.387 astronomical units Venus--0.723 astronomical units Earth--1.0 astronomical units Mars--1.524 astronomical units Jupiter--5.203 astronomical units Saturn--9.529 astronomical units Uranus--19.19 astronomical units Neptune--30.06 astronomical units Pluto--39.53 astronomical units Please note that these are all mean distances, and the actual distance will vary as to the location of the specific planet in its specific orbit.
It is about the same distance from Denton to Mars as it is from Earth to Mars, given that Denton, Texas, remains on earth at the present time. The earth/mars distance varies as these bodies orbit the sun. Sometimes they are both on the same side, and the distance between is minimized. Sometimes they are on opposite sides of the sun, and the distance is maximized. The average distance is roughly 3 astronomical units.
Phobos orbits Mars. So the distance between Earth and Phobos is essentially the same as the distance between Earth and Mars. This distance varies from 3-1 AU (astronomical units) to 3+1 AU. One AU is about 93 million miles.
This distance is continuously varying as the two planets orbit the Sun. The minimum distance is about 0.5 au. That's because the (average) distance of Earth from the Sun is 1 au and the (average) distance of Mars from the Sun is 1.52 au.
AU is short for astronomical units. You use astronomical units to measure distance in the solar system. distances of the planets from the sun mercury-0.4 AU venus-0.7 AU earth-1 AU mars-1.5 AU jupiter-5.2 AU saturn-9.5 AU uranus-19.2 AU neptune-30 AU