The average distances of the planets from the sun. Mercury: 58 million kilometersVenus: 108 million kilometersEarth: 150 million kilometersMars: 228 million kilometers Jupiter: 778 million kilometersSaturn: 1 billion 426 million kilometersUranus: 2 billion 872 million kilometersNeptune: 4 billion 503 million kilometers As seen, the planets following Mercury, namely Venus, Earth, and Mars, are very close … Continue reading Mercury does not exclude other planets from the group