January 4, 2009
Earth is closest to the Sun today for the entire year, a point in its orbit known as perihelion. The average distance to the Sun is about 93 million miles, but today we are about 1.5 million miles closer than that.
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Showing posts with label perihelion orbit. Show all posts
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Perihelion Today: Earth's Orbit Closest To Sun
January 4, 2009
Earth is closest to the Sun today for the entire year, a point in its orbit known as perihelion. The average distance to the Sun is about 93 million miles, but today we are about 1.5 million miles closer than that.
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