The distance from Earth to Mars changes dramatically depending on where the planets are in their orbits. At closest approach, when Mars and Earth are on the same side of the Sun, the distance between the planets can be as low as 54.6 million kilometers. At their greatest separation, when the planets are on opposite sides of the Sun, they can be as far as 401 million km apart.
DEFINITION of 'Joint Venture-JV'. A business arrangement in which two or more parties agree to pool their resources for the purpose of accomplishing a specific task. This task can be a new project or any other business activity.
Joint ventures are very common â and in fact, more common than you might think. Particularly, JVs are quite prevalent amongst big business. Oil and gas companies are common allies when it comes to forming joint ventures for drilling purposes.