3617. The moon orbits the earth at a mean distance approximately

A. 0.384 million km
B. 149.6 million km
C. 579 million km
D. 227.9 million km
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The moon orbits Earth at a mean distance of just over 384,000km. The moon’s orbit around Earth is also slightly eccentric – at perigee (its closest distance to Earth), it’s a little over 362,500km from Earth, while at apogee (furthest from Earth), it is almost 405,500km away.

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