TIL that, on average, Mercury is closer to Earth than our next door neighbors of Venus and Mars

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[–]Starlight_Fire[S] 13 insightful - 4 fun13 insightful - 3 fun14 insightful - 4 fun -  (2 children)

Here is a fun gif to show how this is true.

[–]JasonCarswell 3 insightful - 5 fun3 insightful - 4 fun4 insightful - 5 fun -  (0 children)

That animation doesn't make any sense! I thought Venus was always supposed to be green so the sun could be yellow.

Also, feel free to repost in /s/space

[–]Sacksmack 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

What a satisfying gif