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  • Planetary Distances & Water: Exploring Solar System Facts
    There is no planet in our solar system that is exactly 36 million miles from the sun and has no water. Here's why:

    * Distance: The planets in our solar system are at varying distances from the sun.

    * Water: While some planets are drier than others, most are thought to contain some form of water, even if it's in the form of ice or vapor.

    Let's look at the inner planets:

    * Mercury: The closest to the sun, but it has evidence of water ice in permanently shadowed craters.

    * Venus: Extremely hot, but its atmosphere contains trace amounts of water vapor.

    * Earth: Obviously has vast amounts of water.

    * Mars: While mostly dry, Mars has evidence of past liquid water and may have some water ice at its poles.

    To find a planet with no water and that distance, you'd need to look beyond our solar system. There are many exoplanets discovered, and some may fit this description, but we don't yet have enough data to know for sure.

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