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An AU is an Astronomical Unit, which is the average distance between the Earth and the Sun
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The Astronomical Unit or AU is the distance of the Earth to the Sun.
Planet-x.com.au » The Kuiper Belt is Like an Asteroid Belt Beyond Neptune 2010
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The nineteen ships left their near-Garden orbits and rose nearly half an Astronomical Unit, until they were in optimal position.
Pathfinder Orson Scott Card 2010
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They were still about half an Astronomical Unit from their goal.
The Long Way Home Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1955
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Perihelion -- 206,669,000 km The distance of the earth from the sun is 1 Astronomical Unit (AU), or 152,000,000km.
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They orbit over a full range of distances, from just a tiny fraction of an Astronomical Unit - which is the distance between the Earth and the sun - out to several Astronomical Units.
Daylight Atheism 2009
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An Astronomical Unit is the average distance between Earth and the Sun - about 93 million miles.
unknown title 2009
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