Which of these conditions holds for relative distances during a solar eclipse?
A) The Moon is closer to the Sun than Earth is.
B) Earth is closer to the Sun than the Moon is.
C) The Moon and Earth are at the same distance from the Sun.
D) Because the condition for a solar eclipse is independent of relative distances of Earth and the Moon from the Sun, either the Moon or Earth can be closest to the Sun.
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