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Term: AU
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The mean distance between the Earth and Sun equal to 1.496 x10"m
NOAA SWPC SpWx Glossary Planetary Astrophysics Heliophysics
Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
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Term: AU
Definition:

1 Astronomical Unit (AU) is equal to the average distance from the Earth to the Sun. This is a convenient measure of distances in the solar system.
NASA CCMC Heliophysics
Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
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