Multiple choice

Which of the following planets is the nearest to the Earth?

  1. Venus

  2. Mars

  3. Mercury

  4. Jupiter
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Explanation

Venus is the planet that comes nearest to Earth. At its closest approach (inferior conjunction), Venus can be approximately 38 million kilometers from Earth. While Mercury can sometimes be closer than Venus, Venus has the closest minimum distance of all the planets listed.

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