Prior to 1901, Australia was made up of six self-governing  colonies; New South Wales, â¦ Victoria, South Australia, Queensland,  Western Australia and Tasmania. These colonies were under British  rule from the time the First Fleet landed, in 1788, until 1901.
How far is Mars from the sun? Mars has a very eccentric orbit; that is, it deviates from a perfect circle more than any other planet's orbit (Pluto, no longer considered a planet, has an even more eccentric orbit). At its farthest distance (aphelion), Mars is 154 million miles (249 million km) from the sun.At its closest (perihelion), Mars is 128 million miles (206 million km) distant. On average, the distance to Mars from the sun is 141 million miles (228 million km).Mars revolves around the sun in 687 Earth days, which represents a Martian year.Measuring the distance.ow far is Mars from the sun? Mars has a very eccentric orbit; that is, it deviates from a perfect circle more than any other planet's orbit (Pluto, no longer considered a planet, has an even more eccentric orbit). At its farthest distance (aphelion), Mars is 154 million miles (249 million km) from the sun.
At a distance of 5826 miles (9380 km) from Mars, Phobos appears as no more than a tiny, bright dot in the Martian sky. It is so close to Mars that it cannot be seen above the horizon from all points on the planet. Because it is so close, it takes a little more than 7 hours to orbit Mars.