Despite what you may think, Mercury is on average the closest planet to Earth: it is closest to Earth 46% of the time; Venus is closest 36% of the time, while Mars is closest just 18% of the time https://t.co/GW5pkUP9Ig [source of the gif & full video: https://t.co/glqhDVxH0r] pic.twitter.com/RG8iIj1EVU

— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) August 29, 2020