Task: Question Generation
Input (English): Since the time of Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo, we have learned a lot more about our solar system. Astronomers have discovered two more planets (Uranus and Neptune), five dwarf planets (Ceres, Pluto, Makemake, Haumea, and Eris), more than 150 moons, and many, many asteroids and other small objects. Although the Sun is just an average star compared to other stars, it is by far the largest object in the solar system. The Sun is more than 500 times the mass of everything else in the solar system combined! Table 1.1 gives data on the sizes of the Sun and planets relative to Earth. Object Mass (Relative to Earth) Sun Mercury Venus Earth 333,000 Earths mass 0.06 Earths mass 0.82 Earths mass 1.00 Earths mass Diameter of Planet (Relative to Earth) 109.2 Earths diameter 0.39 Earths diameter 0.95 Earths diameter 1.00 Earths diameter Object Mass (Relative to Earth) Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune 0.11 Earths mass 317.8 Earths mass 95.2 Earths mass 14.6 Earths mass 17.2 Earths mass Diameter of Planet (Relative to Earth) 0.53 Earths diameter 11.21 Earths diameter 9.41 Earths diameter 3.98 Earths diameter 3.81 Earths diameter Distances in the solar system are often measured in astronomical units (AU). One astronomical unit is defined as the distance from Earth to the Sun. 1 AU equals about 150 million km, or 93 million miles. Table 1.2 shows the distances to the planets (the average radius of orbits) in AU. The table also shows how long it takes each planet to spin on its axis (the length of a day) and how long it takes each planet to complete an orbit (the length of a year); in particular, notice how slowly Venus rotates relative to Earth. Planet Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Average Distance from Sun (AU) 0.39 AU 0.72 1.00 1.52 5.20 9.54 19.22 30.06 Length of Day (In Earth Days) 56.84 days 243.02 1.00 1.03 0.41 0.43 0.72 0.67 Length of Year (In Earth Years) 0.24 years 0.62 1.00 1.88 11.86 29.46 84.01 164.8 Click image to the left or use the URL below. URL:
Output (English): the sun is _________________________ million miles from earth.