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What is the distance between the Sun and the planet Mercury?

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RPF SI 2018 Question Paper PDF (10-Jan-2019) (Shift 1)
The correct answer is

57.91 million km

Mercury is the smallest planet of the solar system and the one closest to the Sun.

Its average distance from the Sun is about 57.91 million km, which is about 0.39 astronomical units.

Because of this short distance, it completes one revolution around the Sun in only about 88 days.

Hence, 57.91 million km.

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