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Is the sun or the moon closer to Earth?

Retry Correct Incorrect While the sun is bigger 27 million times bigger than the moon, according to the National Ocean Service, it is not closer to Earth. The moon is, in fact, closer to Earth which is why its details are so clearly visible in a telescope.

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Is the sun or the moon closer to Earth?

• Sun
• I have no idea
• Moon
• They’re both the same distance away