Are the planets really lined up as we have them in this model? (Model is the image attatched). What is the minimum possible distance in AU between Mars and Earth? What is the maximum possible distance in AU between Mars and Eath? Show your work if possible. Thanks so much :) ObjectDistance from Sunkilometers A. U.LightScale Distance:travel1 A.U.= 10cmtime(min)5.80 х 1071.08 x 1081.50 x 1082.24 x 10^8Mercury0.403.32 min4Venus0.725.98 min7.2Earth1.008.3 min10Mars1.512.45 min15Ceres (asteroid) | 4.19 x 10$Jupiter2.823.24 min287.78 x 1085.243.16 min52Saturn1.42 x 10^99.5178.93 min95.1Uranus2.86 x 10^919.1158.53 min1914.50 x 10°249.83 minNeptuneHalley's comet 4.98 x 10^9Pluto30.130133.3276.39 min3335.90 x 10°2.15 x 101039.44327.35 min394.4Voyager 1Alpha Centauri | 4.13 x 1013 | 275466 |2,286,368 min1431,187min1,4302,754,660

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Are the planets really lined up as we have them in this model? (Model is the image attatched). What is the minimum possible distance in AU between Mars and Earth? What is the maximum possible distance in AU between Mars and Eath? Show your work if possible. Thanks so much :)

Object
Distance from Sun
kilometers A. U.
Light
Scale Distance:
travel
1 A.U.= 10
cm
time(min)
5.80 х 107
1.08 x 108
1.50 x 108
2.24 x 10^8
Mercury
0.40
3.32 min
4
Venus
0.72
5.98 min
7.2
Earth
1.00
8.3 min
10
Mars
1.5
12.45 min
15
Ceres (asteroid) | 4.19 x 10$
Jupiter
2.8
23.24 min
28
7.78 x 108
5.2
43.16 min
52
Saturn
1.42 x 10^9
9.51
78.93 min
95.1
Uranus
2.86 x 10^9
19.1
158.53 min
191
4.50 x 10°
249.83 min
Neptune
Halley's comet 4.98 x 10^9
Pluto
30.1
301
33.3
276.39 min
333
5.90 x 10°
2.15 x 1010
39.44
327.35 min
394.4
Voyager 1
Alpha Centauri | 4.13 x 1013 | 275466 |2,286,368 min
143
1,187min
1,430
2,754,660

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