2007-01-14 09:39:11 · 8 answers · asked by LastHorcrux 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
it's 93 million miles away (and that's why it looks so small!)
2007-01-14 09:42:02 · answer #1 · answered by car of boat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
around 93 million miles but what is more interesting is how the moon is just the correct distance away to fully cover the sun during an eclipse!
i read some where though that this wont last forever though as the moon is moving away from the earth every year and so will not cover the suns disc during an eclipse in the future.
i hope this does it! not only did i answer your question but i gave you a great fact as well.
Tetro
2007-01-14 09:50:13 · answer #2 · answered by TETRO 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One astronomical unit...~93 million miles or 150 million km.
Incidentally, to clarify another answer, the Moon recedes from the Earth about 1 - 2 cm per year. Solar eclipses should be pretty cool for a while.
2007-01-14 10:06:08 · answer #3 · answered by gebobs 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The average distance to the sun is 92,900,000 miles (149,476,000 kilometers). Through the year the distance varies, it is closest in January and farthest in early July, 91,400,000 and 94,400,000 miles, respectively. The differing distance through the year does make a small annual variation in the amount of heat the earth receives.
2007-01-14 10:42:18 · answer #4 · answered by D.O... 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The distance can also be expressed as how long it takes the light to reach Earth: about 8 minutes and 20 seconds.
2007-01-14 09:44:21 · answer #5 · answered by Bugmän 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 AU (1 Astronomical Unit) or 93 million Miles
2007-01-14 10:35:55 · answer #6 · answered by Paul L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
149 million km or 93 million miles.
If you could fly a jet plane through space to the sun, it would take you 19 years to get there, lol. Not possible of course but to give you a visual.
2007-01-14 10:02:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
how long is a piece of string
2007-01-14 09:41:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋