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(abbrev. AU)- The mean earth-sun distance, equal to 1.496x1013 cm, or 214.94 solar radii.
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(AU) (150 million kilometers/93 million miles) unit of distance equal to the average distance between the Earth and the sun.
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The average distance between the Earth and the Sun, which is about 150 million kilometers (93 million miles). This unit of length is commonly used for measuring the distances between objects within th [..]
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The average distance between the Earth and the Sun, which is about 150 million kilometers (93 million miles). This unit of length is commonly used for measuring the distances between objects within th [..]
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1 Astronomical Unit corresponds to the distance separating the Earth from the Sun. 1AU=150 million km.
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The average distance from Earth to the Sun, slightly less than 93 million miles.
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The approximate distance from the Sun to the Earth which is equal to 150,000,000 kilometers.
Source: starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov

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(n) - the mean distance of the Earth from the sun - 150,000,000 km
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The average distance between the Earth and the Sun, which is 93 million miles.
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average distance from Earth to the sun, which is used to measure vast distances in space.             (approximately 150 million kilometers)   
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The average distance between the Earth and the Sun. 1 AU is 149,597,870.691 km (about 93 million miles). The Astronomical Unit is a constant which is used to measure distances within our solar system.
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The radius of the earth's orbit is defined as one astronomical unit (A.U.)
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The average distance between the earth and the sun 93 million miles or, more exactly, 92,955,700.
Source: whatdoesthatmean.com

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The mean Sun-Earth distance, 1 AU = 149,600,000 km = 92,957,000 miles.
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(n.) Mean Earth-Sun distance: 1 AU = 1.496x10&#034 m = 8.31 light minutes; a convenient unit for measuring distances between planets and their stars. atmosphere : Gaseous mass enveloping a planet [..]
Source: earthguide.ucsd.edu

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(AU). Mean Sun-Earth distance, used as scaling distance in the solar system. Using Kepler's laws, it is easy to derive distances in this system as measured in astronomical units. Independent meas [..]
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The distance from the Earth to the sun. On average, the sun is 149,599,000 kilometers from Earth.
Source: earthobservatory.nasa.gov

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(abbrev. AU)- The mean earth-sun distance, equal to 1.496x1013 cm, or 214.94 solar radii.
Source: forecast.weather.gov (offline)

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a unit of length which is equal to the mean distance of the earth from the Sun.
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The average distance between the Earth and the Sun, which is about 150 million kilometers (93 million miles). This unit of length is commonly used for measuring the distances between objects within the solar system.
Source: amazing-space.stsci.edu (offline)

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Average distance between the Sun and the Earth, i.e. 1,495,978,710 meters.
Source: spaceweather.eu (offline)

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(abbrev. AU)- The mean earth-sun distance, equal to 1.496x1013
Source: weatherdudes.com

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The mean Sun-Earth distance, a unit of measure widely used in expressing distances in the solar system. 1 AU = 149,600,000 km = 92,957,000 miles.
Source: solar-center.stanford.edu





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