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Last post 09-28-2005 11:32 AM by Dawn Myers. 1 replies.
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  • 09-28-2005 8:07 AM

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    Bailey M (DIA)

     

    how far is the earth from the sun, do we get closer or farther?

     

     

  • 09-28-2005 11:32 AM In reply to

    • Dawn Myers
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    Re: sun

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    Hello Bailey,

    The Sun is 150 million kilometers (93 million miles) away from the Earth (this distance varies slightly throughout the year, because the Earth's orbit is an ellipse and not a perfect circle).
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