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2006-07-20 14:35:44 · 6 answers · asked by trantina199 1 in Social Science Other - Social Science

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Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun, located in between Earth and Jupiter. Mars is much further away from the Sun than Earth, with an average distance of around 140 million miles. The orbit, or path, the planet takes around the Sun is an mild ellipse, or stretched circle, with Mars being about 128 million miles from the Sun at its closest and 154 millions away at its furthest.
Since Mars is so much further away from the Sun than Earth, a Martian year, which is the time it takes to go around the Sun once, is much longer at 687 Earth days. A Martian day, which is the time it takes the planet to spin around once, is a little longer than an Earth day, at 24 hours and 37 minutes.

2006-07-20 14:41:21 · answer #1 · answered by Diana 6 · 0 0

The orbit of Earth is about 93 million miles from the sun, the orbit of Mars is about 141 million (if I remember right!) so at the closest, Earth and Mars would be about 47 million miles apart. At the farthest, it would be 93+93+47=about 233 million, I think.

2006-07-20 21:41:48 · answer #2 · answered by jxt299 7 · 0 0

Here is the official answer

Distance from Earth
Minimum (10^6 km) 55.7
Maximum (10^6 km) 401.3

Remember it depends on where the planets are in orbit, but these figures should give you an idea. It's 10 to the sixth power by the way..

2006-07-20 21:40:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Not sure about Mars, but the earth is 93,000,000 miles away from the sun.

2006-07-20 21:40:11 · answer #4 · answered by Buddelia 3 · 0 0

238,000

2006-07-20 21:38:02 · answer #5 · answered by OriginalSim 3 · 0 0

123.112.911.999M

2006-07-20 21:45:42 · answer #6 · answered by frank w 4 · 0 0

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