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Planets Distancesand Scientific Notation
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MERCURY
Mercury has an average distance from the Sun of 36,000,000 mi
(57 936 384 km)
SUNMercury
36,000,000 mi (57,936,384 km)
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31,250,000 mi Mercury
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VENUS
Venus has an average distance from the Sun of 67,230,000 mi (108,196,000 km)
8SUN
Venus
67,230,000 mi (108,196,000 km)
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31,250,000 mi Mercury
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SUNEarth
92,955,820 mi (149,597,890 km)
EARTH
Earth has an average distance from the Sun of 92,955,820 mi (149,597,890 km)
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Astronomical Unit (AU)
In our solar system we tend to describe distances in terms of the Astronomical Unit (AU).
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Astronomical Unit (AU)
The Astronomical Unit (AU) is defined as the average distance between the Earth and the Sun.
SUNEarth
average distance
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Astronomical Unit (AU)
SUNEarth
approximately93,000,000 mi
(150,000,000 km)
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Astronomical Unit (AU)
SUNEarth
93,000,000 mi = 1 AU(150,000,000 km = 1 AU)
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Earth
Hubble Space Telescope
• Average distance from the Sun: 92,955,820 mi (149,597,890 km)
• The Hubble Space Telescope was launched in 1990
• It orbits far above the Earth’s atmosphere and returns data
Earth
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Earth to Moon
• In 1959 Luna 1 left Earth and passed within the 5,995 km (3,725 mi) of the Moon’s surface after 83 hours of flight. Earth
Moon
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31,250,000 mi Mercury
Venus
Earth
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Venus• Average distance
from the Sun: 67,237,910 mi (108,208,930 km)
• On November 1973, Mariner 10 was sent on a trip through the inner solar system
• It flew past Venus on February 5, 1974Earth
Venus
Mariner 10
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Mercury• Average distance
from the Sun 36,000,000 mi(60,000,000 km)
• On November 1973, Mariner 10 was sent on a trip through the inner solar system
• After the Venus flyby, Mariner 10 reached Mercury on March 29, 1974
Earth
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Mariner 10
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MARS
Mars has an approximate distance from the sun of 141,700,000 mi (228,000,000 km)
SUNMars
141,700,000 mi(228,000,000 km)
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Mars
• Minimum distance from Earth is 56,000,000 km (35,000,000 mi)
• The minimum distance from at 60 mi per hr it would take 66.5 years
• Light travels at a speed of 670,000,000 miles per hour, it would take 5 minutes
• In 1964, it took Mariner 4 eight months to reach Mars
• Average distance from Mars to the Sun: 142,000,000 mi (228,000,000 km)Earth
Mars
Mariner
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JUPITER
Jupiter has an average distance from the Sun of 483,000,000 mi (778,000,000 km)
SUNJ upiter
483,000,000 mi(778,000,000 km)
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Jupiter• Average distance
from the Sun 483,000,000 mi (778,000,000 km)
• It took the Galileo spacecraft six years to reach it (launched on October 1989 )
Jupiter
Earth
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SATURN
Saturn has an average distance from the Sun of 887,140,000 mi (1,427,000,000 km)
SUNSaturn
887,140,000 mi(1,427,000,000 km)
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Saturn• Average distance
from the Sun: 885,904,700 mi (1,425,725,400 km)
• Cassini-Huygens spacecraft was launched on July 2004
• It took four years to reach Saturn
Saturn
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URANUS
Uranus has an average distance from the Sun of 1,783,939,400 mi (2,870,972,000 km)
SUNUranus
1,783,939,400 mi(2,870,972,000 km)
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Uranus• Average distance from
the Sun: 1,783,939,400 mi (2,870,972,200 km)
• Voyager 2 • It was launched on
August 1977• The closest approach
occurred January 1986 (a little less than nine years since it was launched)
UranusEarth
Voyager 2
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NEPTUNE
Neptune has an average distance from the Sun of 2,796,460,000 mi (4,497,000,000 km)
SUNNeptune
2,796,460,000 mi(4,497,000,000 km)
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Neptune• Average distance from
the Sun: 2,795,084,800 mi (4,498,252,900 km)
• Voyager 2 • It was launched on
August 1977• The closest approach
occurred August 1989 (about three years after reaching Uranus)
Voyager 2
NeptuneEarth
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PLUTO
Pluto has an average distance from the Sun of 3,666,000,000 mi (5,906,000,000 km)
SUNPluto
3,666,000,000 mi(5,906,000,000 km)
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Pluto• Average distance from
the Sun: 3,670,050,000 mi (5,906,380,000 km)
• New Horizon was launched on January 2006
• Should reach Pluto on July 2015Earth
Pluto
New Horizons
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