1. Planets Distances and Scientific Notation

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14. MERCURY Mercury has an average distance from the Sun of 36,000,000 mi
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19. VENUS
Venus has an average distance from the Sun of 67,230,000 mi (108,196,000 km)

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21. EARTH
Earth has an average distance from the Sun of 92,955,820 mi (149,597,890 km)

22. Astronomical Unit (AU)
In our solar system we tend to describe distances in terms of the Astronomical Unit (AU).

23. Astronomical Unit (AU)
The Astronomical Unit (AU) is defined as the average distance between the Earth and the Sun.

24. Astronomical Unit (AU)

25. Astronomical Unit (AU)

26. Earth 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

27. 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.

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29. 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, 1974
Mariner 10

30. 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
Mariner 10

31. MARS
Mars has an approximate distance from the sun of 141,700,000 mi (228,000,000 km)

32. 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)

33. JUPITER
Jupiter has an average distance from the Sun of 483,000,000 mi (778,000,000 km)

34. 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 )

35. SATURN
Saturn has an average distance from the Sun of 887,140,000 mi (1,427,000,000 km)

36. 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

37. URANUS
Uranus has an average distance from the Sun of 1,783,939,400 mi (2,870,972,000 km)

38. 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)

39. NEPTUNE
Neptune has an average distance from the Sun of 2,796,460,000 mi (4,497,000,000 km)

40. 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)

41. PLUTO
Pluto has an average distance from the Sun of 3,666,000,000 mi (5,906,000,000 km)

42. 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 2015