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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250,000,000 mi

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62,500,000 mi

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62,500,000 mi

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31,250,000 mi

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

VENUS

Venus has an average distance from the Sun of 67,230,000 mi (108,196,000 km)

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Venus

67,230,000 mi (108,196,000 km)

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62,500,000 mi

250,000,000 mi

125,000,000 mi

31,250,000 mi

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

Venus

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)

Astronomical Unit (AU)

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

Astronomical Unit (AU)

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

SUNEarth

average distance

Astronomical Unit (AU)

SUNEarth

approximately93,000,000 mi

(150,000,000 km)

Astronomical Unit (AU)

SUNEarth

93,000,000 mi = 1 AU(150,000,000 km = 1 AU)

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

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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62,500,000 mi

250,000,000 mi

125,000,000 mi

31,250,000 mi

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

Venus

Earth

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

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

Mercury

Mariner 10

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)

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

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)

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

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)

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

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)

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

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)

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

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)

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