How far away is each planet from the sun?

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Mercury is 57,909,000 km, Venus 108,200,000km , Earth 149,600,000 km , Mars 227,940,000 km , Jupiter 778,400,000km....

Answered - 63 days ago at 8:53am on Mar 29 2012

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