UNIVERSE
SOLAR STRUCTURE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Earth
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Venus
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Mercury
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Mars
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Detailed explanation-1: -What planet gets closest to Venus? It actually depends on where the planets are in their orbits; but you might be surprised to know that Earth is the closest planet to Venus. What, you were thinking Mercury gets closer to Venus? At their closest point, Mercury and Venus are separated by only 46 million km.
Detailed explanation-2: -Because Venus’ orbit is closer to the Sun than ours, the two of them – from our viewpoint – never stray far from each other. The ancient Egyptians and Greeks saw Venus in two guises: first in one orbital position (seen in the morning), then another (your “evening” Venus), just at different times of the year.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system. It’s a little bigger than Earth’s Moon. It is the closest planet to the Sun, but it’s actually not the hottest. Venus is hotter.