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  • Planetary Distances from the Sun: A Solar System Overview
    Here are the average distances from the Sun to the planets in our solar system, rounded to the nearest million kilometers:

    * Mercury: 58 million kilometers

    * Venus: 108 million kilometers

    * Earth: 150 million kilometers

    * Mars: 228 million kilometers

    * Jupiter: 778 million kilometers

    * Saturn: 1.4 billion kilometers

    * Uranus: 2.9 billion kilometers

    * Neptune: 4.5 billion kilometers

    Important Notes:

    * Average Distance: These are average distances, as the planets' orbits are elliptical, not perfectly circular.

    * Astronomical Units (AU): Astronomers often use Astronomical Units (AU) for distances within our solar system. One AU is the average distance between Earth and the Sun (150 million kilometers).

    * Pluto: Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet. Its average distance from the Sun is about 5.9 billion kilometers.

    Let me know if you'd like more detail or have other questions about the solar system!

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