2007-01-18 14:58:23 · 6 answers · asked by cindy loo 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The distance from earth to mars is approximatley 50 million miles. The time needed to get from earth to mars is based on your average velocity. Here are some common velocities with corresponding flight durations.
186,000 mph ~ Speed of light - roughly 5 minutes
17321 mph ~ Space shuttle - 2887 hours
60 mph ~ your car - 833,333 hours ~ 95.1 years
2007-01-18 15:20:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the route you take. If you power straight out, you can get there in six months but it'll take tons more fuel. If you want cheap and easy, you do a partial solar orbit, gradually drifting out toward Mars. That can take over a year.
The New Horizons probe to Pluto is taking the near-direct route. It was launched last January and will be swinging by Jupiter next month. Jupiter is twice as far out as Mars.
2007-01-19 02:58:41 · answer #2 · answered by skepsis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The trip that uses the least amount of energy is called the Hohmann transfer ellipse. To get to Mars, that takes roughly 259 days (or 8-1/2 months). If you use more energy, you can reduce the time.
2007-01-18 23:40:45 · answer #3 · answered by novangelis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It varies from a few minutes to about 20 minutes, depending on the orbital locations of the planets.
2007-01-18 23:25:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A little over 9 months.
2007-01-18 23:04:18 · answer #5 · answered by Larry H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
walking or driving?
2007-01-18 23:39:29 · answer #6 · answered by dannydolphin 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋