Mercury
So, Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun. And then Venus is the second closest planet to the Sun, and Earth is the third closest planet to the Sun. The distance of Mercury to the Sun is actually an average. Mercury follows an elliptical orbit around the Sun.
![[Deleted User]](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/?s=96&d=mm&r=g "[Deleted User]"){kind=avatar}
Abhinav.arjun47
Mercury
So, Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun. And then Venus is the second closest planet to the Sun, and Earth is the third closest planet to the Sun. The distance of Mercury to the Sun is actually an average. Mercury follows an elliptical orbit around the Sun.