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Distance from Sun: Data for Planets in Our Solar System

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  Distance from Sun(in miles) Distance from Sun in Terms of Diameter of Earth Distance from Sun, Using a Tennis Ball for Earth(in inches) Distance from Sun, Using a Basketball for Earth(in inches)
Sun - - - -
Mercury 35,991,000 (4,540) (11,349) (43,127)
Venus 67,246,000 (8,482) (21,205) (80,580)
Earth 92,976,000 (11,728) (29,319) (111,412)
Mars 141,665,000 (17,869) (44,672) (169,755)
Jupiter 483,732,000 (61,016) (152,539) (579,649)
Saturn 886,843,000 (111,862) (279,655) (1,062,690)
Uranus 1,784,320,000 (225,066) (562,664) (2,138,123)
Neptune 2,794,929,000 (352,539) (881,347) (3,349,120)
Pluto 3,675,253,000 (463,579) (1,158,947) (4,403,999)