One Astronomical Unit (AU) represents the mean distance between the Earth and the Sun.
One Astronomical Unit is the average distance between
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 1998 · Topic: Astronomy and Astrophysics Basics (Astronomical Distances and Units (AU, Light-year, Parsec))
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