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Well, it is obviously Earth. But if you meant the nearest planet (excluding Earth), it varies from time to time; at their closest approaches Venus is around 45,000,000 km away to the Earth and Mars is around 80,000,000 km away from the Earth. But they aren't always or even usually at their closest approach to Earth. Whether Earth and the Moon are closer to Venus or to Mars depends on the three planets' relative positions in their orbits. When Mars is at opposition it is only about 80 million km from Earth and the Moon (60 million km if the opposition occurs at Mars' perihelion), and when Venus Is at superior conjunction it is 225 million km away.
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∙ 8y ago
lenpollock
The closest planet to Earth's Moon is the Earth itself. The distance is approximately 242,000 miles.
The Earth and Moon as a binary system have Venus as the next closest planet at approximately 25,000,000 miles. Tis occurs when at 'conjuction'. That is when the Earth , Venus and the Sun are in a line. Because of orbital rotation they can be in 'opposition' , when it is the Earth, Sun and Venus in a line. When in opposition other planets may be nearer, such AS Mercury 0OR Mars.
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Well, it is obviously Earth. But if you meant the nearest planet (excluding Earth), it varies from time to time; at their closest approaches Venus is around 45,000,000 km away to the Earth and Mars is around 80,000,000 km away from the Earth. But they aren't always or even usually at their closest approach to Earth. Whether Earth and the Moon are closer to Venus or to Mars depends on the three planets' relative positions in their orbits. When Mars is at opposition it is only about 80 million km from Earth and the Moon (60 million km if the opposition occurs at Mars' perihelion), and when Venus Is at superior conjunction it is 225 million km away.
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∙ 11y agohi = look at the moon
what moon? there's several moons and that's just in this galaxy, there are several other galaxies, but in this galaxy and if you mean "our"/earth's moon then it's of course earth :)
The earth. The moon is closely associated with the earth as it orbits the earth less than 1/4 million miles away. All other planets, with their moons, if they have them, are many tens of millions of miles away. For "galaxy" read "solar system". Moons have never been detected close to planets anywhere else in this galaxy, never mind other galaxies, though no doubt they exist.
The Earth
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∙ 14y agoYou may be thinking of the planet Venus which can appear close to the moon at times, but it is actually some distance away and much larger than the moon. In terms of distance, there is no planet closer to the moon than earth.
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∙ 11y agoAround 20th-22nd June, it was Jupiter.
On the 23rd, the Moon occulted Neptune (not a bright planet)
On the 25th, the Moon passed north of Uranus (also not bright).
There are currently no bright objects near the Moon (June 26)
Research by Arsalan (AZEE)
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∙ 9y agoThe closest planet to the moon is the Earth at 384,400 kilometers. The closest that a planet and its moon are is Phobos, which orbits Mars at 9380 kilometers distance.
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∙ 13y agoThe Earth itself is always by far the closest planet to the Moon.
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∙ 12y agoit depends on what planet and what moon you aer talking about.
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∙ 15y agoUmm.. Earth? Next closest would be Venus or Mars, whichever one is at conjunction.
Which planet has the largest moon in the solar system?
Ganymede is the largest moon in the solar system. It is a moon of Jupiter
What position is the moon in the solar system?
The Moon is a satelite of the Earth and the Earth is the 3rd planet out form the Sun in the solar system.
In the solar system europa is a moon of what planet?
Jupiter.
Which planet does the moon Ganymede belong to?
Ganymede is one of the 4 largest moons of Jupiter.Ganymede orbits Jupiter.It is a moon that orbits the planet Jupiter. It is the largest moon in the Solar System. Jupiter is the fifth planet of our Solar System.
What is the planet with a large moon close to it?
Although Jupiter has many moons, Ganymede is the largest moon in the solar system. The Earth. Our moon is larger, relative to the size of our planet, than any other moon in the solar system.
What is a continental moon of Jupiter?
The continental moon of the planet Jupiter is Europa. This moon is the 6th largest moon in the solar system and the closest moon to the planet.
Which pair of planets comes closed to being a double planet?
Pluto and Charon are the closest bodies in our solar system to an answer to this question, however, neither is a planet. Pluto used to be, but times change. When Pluto was a planet, it and its moon, Charon, were the closest in size of any of the planets. Currently the planet and moon with that distinction is the earth and its moon, the Moon. But no two bodies within our solar system which are classified as planets are considered double.
Which planet has the largest moon in the solar system?
Ganymede is the largest moon in the solar system. It is a moon of Jupiter
Is the moon part of the eight planets of our solar system?
No, the moon is not a planet. It is a moon. However, it is part of our solar system, as are all the moons of all the planets.
Is the moon the smallest planet in the solar system?
The moon itself is not considered a planet. It is Earth's only moon. Since Pluto is not considered a planet (as of 2006), the smallest planet in our solar system is Mercury.
Where is our moon located in the solar system?
Our moon orbits Earth, which is the third planet from the sun in our solar system.
Which planet has the solar systems largest and most massive moon?
The largest planet in the solar system is Jupiter. Jupiter also has the largest moon in the solar system, Ganymede.
The closest planet to the moon and the eighth largest?
The planet closest (proximity) to the Moon is planet Earth; the eighth largest planet in the solar system is Mercury (i.e., Mercury is the smallest of the eight planets). Mercury had some resemblance to the moon, having a dry, cratered surface with (almost) no atmosphere, so in that sense it could be argued as being the closest in the sense of physical appearance.
What kind of planet does not have a moon?
A moonless planet. In our Solar System, Mercury and Venus do not have a moon.
What is the largest moon in your solar system and what planet does it orbit?
Ganymede is the largest moon in our solar system, it orbits Jupiter.
What is the largest moon in the solar system and what planet does it orbit?
Ganymede, which orbits Jupiter, is the largest moon in the solar system.
What planet has the biggest moon in the solar system?
The largest moon in the solar system is Ganymede, one of the moons of Jupiter.
