how long wold it take to get to mars at 2% SPEED of light?
2007-05-30 22:02:10 · 3 answers · asked by chingow 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
The Earth-Mars distance fluctuates between about 56 million and 400 million km.
Ofcourse we will choose the shortest distance 56 million km.
Speed of light 300.000 km/s and 2% is 6000 km/s.
And the time is: t = 56.000.000 / 6000 = 9333,3 sec (2h 36 min). You can find the time and for longest distance if you want
2007-05-30 22:28:11 · answer #1 · answered by Panos 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That depends greatly on where Earth and Mars are in their orbits when you leave Earth orbit.
Mars' mean orbit is 227,940,000 km
Earth's mean orbit is 149,592,426 km
The speed of light is 300,000 km/s
Minimum time would be about 13,057.93 seconds = 217 min 38 sec. = 3 hr. 37 min 38 sec.
2007-05-31 05:43:29 · answer #2 · answered by Helmut 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The distance to Mars (120,000,000 miles) divided by the speed of light (186,000 miles per second[ 2% of 186,000 = 3720). Divide by 60 seconds = 62
Around 62 minutes
Hope this helps.....;)
2007-05-31 05:23:13 · answer #3 · answered by <ChocoLateZ> 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋