Planets Distances and Scientific Notation

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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)

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VENUS

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

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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.

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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 Earths atmosphere and
  returns data

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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 Moons surface after
  83 hours of flight.

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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, 1974

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

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MARS

• Mars has an approximate distance from the sun
  of 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)

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JUPITER

• Jupiter has an average distance from the Sun of
  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 )

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SATURN

• Saturn has an average distance from the Sun of
  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

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URANUS

• Uranus has an average distance from the Sun of
  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)

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NEPTUNE

• Neptune has an average distance from the Sun of
  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)

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PLUTO

• Pluto has an average distance from the Sun of
  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 2015

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