GK
SOLAR SYSTEM
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Question
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Mars orbits farther from the Sun than-
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Neptune
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Venus
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Jupiter
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Saturn
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Like all the planets in our solar system, Earth and Mars orbit the sun. But Earth is closer to the sun, and therefore races along its orbit more quickly.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mercury: 47.87 km/s (107, 082 miles per hour), or a period of about 87.97 days. Venus: 35.02 km/s (78, 337 miles per hour), or a period of about 224.7 days. Earth: 29.78 km/s (66, 615 miles per hour), or a period of about 365.256365 days. Mars: 24.077 km/s (53, 853 miles per hour), or a period of about 686.93 days.
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