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What is the distance between earth and Mars in km?

Answer 1

The average distance between the Earth and Mars is the average Sun-Mars distance 1.523679 AU = 2.279391 E+08 km, nearly.

The mean of the sum and difference = Sun-Mars distance is the average in-between distance. The average Earth-Sun distance is AU = 149597871 km. The average Mars-Sun distance is 1.523679 AU = 2.279391 E+08 km. The difference is almost the least when both are on the same side of the Sun and are nearly aligned (conjunction). The distance is the sum when they are on the opposite sides and are nearly aligned (opposition).

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Answer 2

Clara Avalos

Depending on where each planet is in its orbit, the distance between Earth and Mars varies. However, on average, Mars is located about 225 million kilometers away from Earth.

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