The Lemon Fool

What is the closest planet to Earth?

AiY

Presumably our very own moon. Otherwise they vary.

Dod

I varies, on average I think Mercury but Venus gets the closest.
Here's a primer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDgbVIqGADQ&t=1s

At this moment in time, or do you mean which planet gets closest to earth during their orbits?

doolally

Spoiler :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5vItuD9sCg

AiY

More or less, the R4 math program, answered the question.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06yhfbq

AsleepInYorkshire wrote:What is the closest planet to Earth?

AiY

Earth. You can't get any closer than that.

SteelCamel wrote:

AsleepInYorkshire wrote:What is the closest planet to Earth?

AiY

Earth. You can't get any closer than that.

I sometimes wish I couldn't

AiY

The Moon was a planet until after Copernicus. So the planet Moon is less than 500 years away. Is that nearer or farther than a few hundred million km?

9873210 wrote:The Moon was a planet until after Copernicus. So the planet Moon is less than 500 years away. Is that nearer or farther than a few hundred million km?

Much, much further according to Special Relativity.

Venus passes nearer than Mars but a lot less hospitable hence the interest in Mars. Mercury has a very eccentric orbit I believe so can be near or far depending on when you ask. Like Venus, Mercury is also not a nice place for a gad about.

Snorvey wrote:

Dod101 wrote:Presumably our very own moon. Otherwise they vary.

Dod

The moon is a satellite, not a planet. Mars is my guess.

[Edit] Video not available. Google suggests that, on average, its Mercury.

Stupid me. Thank you.

Dod

SteelCamel wrote:Earth. You can't get any closer than that.

That was my first thought but, not including Earth, I reckon the answer is a teapot.


Julian F. G. W.

jfgw wrote:

SteelCamel wrote:Earth. You can't get any closer than that.

That was my first thought but, not including Earth, I reckon the answer is a teapot.


Julian F. G. W.

THat's not planeT, that's fancyT.