Yes, the distance between the Sun and the Earth does vary slightly throughout the year. This is due to the elliptical orbit of the Earth around the Sun. At its closest point (perihelion), the Earth is about 91.4 million miles from the Sun, while at its farthest point (aphelion), it ...
1.(Astronomy) Also called:apseeither of two points lying at the extremities of an eccentric orbit of a planet, satellite, etc, such as the aphelion and perihelion of a planet or the apogee and perigee of the moon. Theline of apsidesconnects two such points and is the principal axis of...
The average distance between Mars and the sun is 142 million miles (228 million kilometers). According to a NASA fact sheet, due to Mars' eccentric orbit, at its closest (perihelion) Mars is about 128 million miles (206 million km) from the sun and at its farthest distance (aphelion) ...
The average distance between Mars and the sun is 142 million miles (228 million kilometers). According to a NASA fact sheet, due to Mars' eccentric orbit, at its closest (perihelion) Mars is about 128 million miles (206 million km) from the sun and at its farthest distance (aphelion) ...