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No, based on the general orbital patterns of planets in our solar system, outer planets are never closer to Earth than the inner planets. The inner planets of our solar system include Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, while the outer planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

The distances between planets in our solar system are not fixed, as each planet follows its own elliptical orbit around the Sun. However, the inner planets orbit closer to the Sun than the outer planets. As a result, the inner planets are generally closer to Earth than the outer planets at any given time.

For example, when Earth and Mars are in opposition (meaning they are on opposite sides of the Sun), Mars can come relatively close to Earth, making it one of the closest outer planets to us. However, even during such events, Mars is still significantly farther from Earth than the closest inner planet, Venus. The same applies to the other outer planets—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—which are much farther away from Earth compared to the inner planets.

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