What is the distance between Earth and Mars in light years, and how does this compare to other planets in our solar system? How many times further is Pluto than Mars, for example?
The distance between Earth and Mars in light years is not meaningful, because light years are a measure of distance between stars, not planets. The average distance between Earth and Mars is about 225 million miles (360 million kilometers). This is much closer than the distance between Earth and other planets in our solar system, such as Jupiter (483 million miles) or Saturn (887 million miles).
Pluto is the most distant planet in our solar system, and it is about 3.7 billion miles (6 billion kilometers) from Earth. This means that Pluto is about 17 times further from Earth than Mars is.
Here is a table of the distances between Earth and the other planets in our solar system in miles:
| Planet | Distance from Earth (miles) |
|---|---|
| Mercury | 36 million |
| Venus | 25 million |
| Earth | 0 |
| Mars | 225 million |
| Jupiter | 483 million |
| Saturn | 887 million |
| Uranus | 1.7 billion |
| Neptune | 2.8 billion |
| Pluto | 3.7 billion |