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Detailed explanation-1: -Mercury is the planet that orbits the closest to the Sun.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mercury is the closest planet to the sun simply because this is the area where its matter first coalesced about 4.5 billion years ago.

Detailed explanation-3: -As you probably know, Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, orbiting at an average distance of 57.9 million km. So then, what planet gets closest to Mercury in orbit. The answer, of course is Venus, the 2nd closest planet to the Sun. Venus orbits at an average distance of 108.2 million km.

Detailed explanation-4: -Were you wondering which of the planets is closest to the Sun? The answer is planet Mercury. At an average distance of only 57.9 million km, Mercury orbits closer to the Sun than any other planet. Just to give you a comparison, Venus orbits the Sun at an average distance of 108.2 million km.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mercury boasts an orbit that is the most elliptical of all of the planets, stretched out from a perfect circle. When it is closest to the sun, it is only 29 million miles (47 million km), but at its farthest, the distance to Mercury is 43 million miles (70 million km).