Definition of Astronomical Unit (AU)

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Astronomical Unit (AU)

The term 'Astronomical Unit (AU)' as it applies to the area of Earth observation can be defined as ' The distance from the Earth to the sun. On average, the sun is 149,599,000 kilometers from Earth'.

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