In addition to the above disturbing facts, of the 20 407 taxpayers that did claim (there is no specific statistics regarding autism), the total amount of medical expense tax deductions claimed for the 2008 tax year was only R905 million.
When Earth and Mars are furthest apart. On the opposite end of the scale, Mars and Earth can be 401 million km apart (249 million miles) when they are in opposition and both are at aphelion. The average distance between the two is 225 million km. When Mars is Close, Youâre Go For Launch. Mars and Earth reach this closest point to one another approximately every two years. And this is the perfect time to launch a mission to the Red Planet.
It takes Mars about 687 Earth days (1.882 Earth years) to orbit the  Sun.    The orbital path of Mars is about twice that of Earth. Mars orbits  about 227 million kil â¦ ometers away from the Sun. The planet travels  a distance of approximately 1.43 billion kilometers (888 million  miles) in 686.971 Earth days.It takes 1.88 years for mars to make one revolution around the sun. It takes Mars 25 hours to orbit the sun, (24 hours, 37 mins).he planet travels  a distance of approximately 1.43 billion kilometers (888 million  miles) in 686.971 Earth days. It takes 1.88 years for mars to make one revolution around the sun. It takes Mars 25 hours to orbit the sun, (24 hours, 37 mins).