Which planet in our solar system is closest to the Sun? [#1289]

Mercury, with an average distance of about 58 million kilometers (36 million miles), is the closest planet to the Sun. Its highly elliptical orbit takes it as close as 46 million kilometers (29 million miles) and as far as 70 million kilometers (44 million miles) from the Sun.

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Mercury, with an average distance of about 58 million kilometers (36 million miles), is the closest planet to the Sun. Its highly elliptical orbit takes it as close as 46 million kilometers (29 million miles) and as far as 70 million kilometers (44 million miles) from the Sun.

Vatican City is the smallest country in the world, with a population of just over 800 people and a land area of approximately 110 acres (0.44 square kilometers).

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Vatican City is the smallest country in the world, with a population of just over 800 people and a land area of approximately 110 acres (0.44 square kilometers).

A pentagon is a polygon with five sides, like the shape of the Pentagon building in Washington, D.C.

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A pentagon is a polygon with five sides, like the shape of the Pentagon building in Washington, D.C.

Isaac Newton is widely credited with the discovery of gravity and formulated the laws of motion that bear his name.

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Isaac Newton is widely credited with the discovery of gravity and formulated the laws of motion that bear his name.

Halley's Comet

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Halley's Comet

Around 220 B.C.E., Qin Shi Huang, also called the First Emperor, united China. He masterminded the process of uniting the existing walls into one. At that time, rammed earth and wood made up most of the wall.

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Around 220 B.C.E., Qin Shi Huang, also called the First Emperor, united China. He masterminded the process of uniting the existing walls into one. At that time, rammed earth and wood made up most of the wall.

The perimeter is the distance around a shape, like the distance around a rectangle, triangle, or circle.

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The perimeter is the distance around a shape, like the distance around a rectangle, triangle, or circle.

BRICS is an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. The term was initially created as BRIC (without South Africa) by Goldman Sachs economist Jim O'Neill in 2001. He believed that by 2050 the four BRIC economies would come to dominate the global economy. South Africa was added to the list in 2010.

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BRICS is an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. The term was initially created as BRIC (without South Africa) by Goldman Sachs economist Jim O'Neill in 2001. He believed that by 2050 the four BRIC economies would come to dominate the global economy. South Africa was added to the list in 2010.

Morarji Desai was the 4th PM (1977-1979) of India. He was the second deputy prime minister of India. He was the first non-congress Indian Prime Minister. He is the only Indian who received the highest civilian awards from both India and Pakistan, the Bharat Ratna and Nishaan-e-Pakistan.

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Morarji Desai was the 4th PM (1977-1979) of India. He was the second deputy prime minister of India. He was the first non-congress Indian Prime Minister. He is the only Indian who received the highest civilian awards from both India and Pakistan, the Bharat Ratna and Nishaan-e-Pakistan.

Recombination marks the point when the universe had cooled enough for electrons and protons to combine into neutral atoms, allowing photons to travel freely through space without being scattered by charged particles. This event, also known as the "era of recombination," occurred about 380,000 years after the Big Bang.

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Recombination marks the point when the universe had cooled enough for electrons and protons to combine into neutral atoms, allowing photons to travel freely through space without being scattered by charged particles. This event, also known as the "era of recombination," occurred about 380,000 years after the Big Bang.

Sir Alexander Cunningham

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Sir Alexander Cunningham