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2006-12-15 06:34:43 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The measurements of the solar system are taken in AUs or Astronomical Units. One AU is considered to be the median distance of the center of the Earth from the center of the Sun on its elliptical orbit and is roughly 93 million miles. Most measurements also include a +/- indicating the elliptical nature of the planets orbitting the Sun. Therefore Earth is actually 1.00 +/- .02 AU from the Sun.
2006-12-15 06:41:04 · answer #1 · answered by Maverick 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The dimensions of the solar system are specified in terms of the mean distance from Earth to the Sun, called the astronomical unit (AU). One AU is 150 million km (about 93 million mi). Estimates for the boundary where the Sun’s magnetic field ends and interstellar space begins—called the heliopause—range from 86 to 100 AU from the Sun.
more info here: http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761557663/Solar_System.html
2006-12-15 15:15:45 · answer #2 · answered by shyboycap 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the muesurements of our solar system are measured in astrnomical units, or the distane between earth and the sun. an example is mercury is .31 astronomical units.
2006-12-15 14:43:07 · answer #3 · answered by Nerd RockR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋