UM-Bot Posted March 15, 2019 #1 Share Posted March 15, 2019 In a new study, scientists have worked out that, on average, Mercury is actually closer to us than Venus. https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/326278/is-venus-really-the-closest-planet-to-earth 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted March 15, 2019 #2 Share Posted March 15, 2019 No wonder those pesky aliens keep landing on earth by mistake ... ~ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taun Posted March 15, 2019 #3 Share Posted March 15, 2019 I had a High School Science teacher who always stressed that you should say, "The orbit of Venus, is closest to the Earth"... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piney Posted March 15, 2019 #4 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Mercury's core size indicates it might of been a gas giant pulled closer and stripped by the sun. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud the mackem Posted March 15, 2019 #5 Share Posted March 15, 2019 How do they work this one out , does it mean that Mercury crosses Venus' path (in front or behind ) to get closer to us , or Venus crosses the Mercury orbit and gets closer to the sun , lets have some proof from the person who thought up this one . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imaginarynumber1 Posted March 15, 2019 #6 Share Posted March 15, 2019 22 minutes ago, spud the mackem said: How do they work this one out , does it mean that Mercury crosses Venus' path (in front or behind ) to get closer to us , or Venus crosses the Mercury orbit and gets closer to the sun , lets have some proof from the person who thought up this one . Or try reading the link that literally explains it all. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted March 15, 2019 #7 Share Posted March 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Taun said: I had a High School Science teacher who always stressed that you should say, "The orbit of Venus, is closest to the Earth"... I had one who always corrected us about calling "black" or "white", colors. He said white was a combination of all colors and black was a total absence of colors. yeah, he really was as popular as you'd expect 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rlyeh Posted March 15, 2019 #8 Share Posted March 15, 2019 52 minutes ago, spud the mackem said: How do they work this one out , does it mean that Mercury crosses Venus' path (in front or behind ) to get closer to us , or Venus crosses the Mercury orbit and gets closer to the sun , lets have some proof from the person who thought up this one . Neither. It's talking about the average distance. For examples, when Venus is on the opposite side of the Sun to Earth, Mercury will be closer. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acute Posted March 15, 2019 #9 Share Posted March 15, 2019 At present, the closest thing to Earth is Nibiru. DUCK AND COVER !!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essan Posted March 15, 2019 #10 Share Posted March 15, 2019 3 hours ago, spud the mackem said: How do they work this one out , does it mean that Mercury crosses Venus' path (in front or behind ) to get closer to us , or Venus crosses the Mercury orbit and gets closer to the sun , lets have some proof from the person who thought up this one . No, it's quite logical really Venus has a long orbit and is often on the opposite side of the Sun to Earth, so farther away. Same with Mars. Mercury has a much shorter orbit and is therefore more often closer to the Earth. So whilst Venus has the closest orbit, more often Mercury is actually the closest planet to Earth on account of both planets being more regularly on the same side of the Sun at the same time. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the frog Posted March 20, 2019 #11 Share Posted March 20, 2019 So it's easier most of the time to send something on Mercury than Venus. Mercury is a cooked rock and Venus an acidic inferno, choose another vacation site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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