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When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, we are farthest away from the sun, at the maximum distance of 152 million km (94.5 million miles).

When it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, we are closest, at the minimum distance of 146 million km (91 million miles)

The average distance between the sun and the earth is 149 million kilometers (93 million miles).

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During which season in the northern hemisphere does the earth reach its greatest distance from the sun?

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When is the distance between the Earth and the Sun the greatest?

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When Earth is closer to the Sun during the year what season is it?

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The distance between the Earth and the Sun varies due to its elliptical orbit. During the Earth's summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is actually at its farthest point from the Sun, called aphelion. At this point, the distance is about 94.5 million miles (152 million km).


Which planet has a distance from the sun that is about 150 percent of earth's distance from the sun?

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