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Absolutely ! At their closest point on their orbits - the Earth and Mars are 60 million kilometres apart !

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Is Mars closer to the sun more than Earth?

Earth is closer to the Sun Earth is 92,960,000 miles (149,600,000 km) Sun, Distance to Earth Mars is141,600,000 miles (227,900,000 km) Mars, Distance from Sun


If your planet Earth was the same distance from the Sun as Mars is would the surface of your planet be as cold as Mars is?

No. The light from the sun has to travel farther to get to Mars, so it losses more intensity than it would if it were only traveling to Earth. As a result, the sun is dimmer on Mars than it is on Earth.


Why does the sun exert more gravitational force on mars than on earth does?

The gravitational force between two objects depends on their masses and distance. Although the sun exerts the same gravitational force on both Earth and Mars due to their masses, this force is stronger on Mars because it is closer to the sun compared to Earth's distance. This makes the gravitational force between the sun and Mars greater than that between the sun and Earth.


It used to be more like Earth.?

Mars used to be more like Earth.


When mars is closest to the earth what increases on the earth?

When Mars is closest to Earth (opposition), it appears larger and brighter in the night sky. People on Earth can observe more surface details through telescopes. Additionally, communication between Earth and Mars spacecrafts may be clearer and more efficient due to the shorter distance.


How much more sunlight on Mars than on Earth?

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Which planet is older mars or earth?

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What is the distance from of the mars to the sun in AU?

It varies with each planet's position in its orbit. Mars is farther out from the Sun, and orbits more slowly than the Earth does. At the "conjunction", when the two planets are closest together, they are about .5 AU apart. But 8 months later, when Earth has raced ahead and is now on the opposite side of the Sun from Mars, the distance is about 1.5 AU.


Does the earth have more mass than mars?

Yes. Earth is about 6.5 times larger than Mars and has more mass.


How many miles are in between Mars and Earth?

Distance from Earth varies from 36 million miles (nearest planet after Venus) to over 250 million miles


Are asteroids more closer to earth or mars?

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How close can Mars be to earth?

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