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The minimum distance is approximately 54,500,000 km (34 million miles).
The farthest the Earth ever gets from the Sun is 152 million kilometers and the
nearest Mars ever gets to the Sun is 207 million kilometers. So Earth and Mars could, very rarely, be a little less than 55 million kilometers (34 million miles) apart, when they are directly in line with the Sun. The closest recent distance was in 2003, when they were 56 million kilometers at closest approach.
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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
What is the order of the Planets from shortest year to longest year?
The order of planets from shortest year to longest year is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
Distance from earth to mars today?
The distance between Earth and Mars varies due to their positions in their orbits around the Sun. On average, Mars is about 225 million kilometers away from Earth. However, this distance can change as the two planets move along their respective orbits.
How far is earth from mars in au?
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.
How much greater is the distance from mars to the sun than the distance from earth to the sun?
Mars is on average about 50% further from the sun than Earth. This means that the distance from Mars to the sun is roughly 142 million miles, while the distance from Earth to the sun is about 93 million miles.
