2007-06-22 15:43:16 · 12 answers · asked by MCRLOVER24 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
not months, days. almost three days to be exact.
2007-06-22 15:51:57 · answer #1 · answered by guitar_gini 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Months? Its not that far.
The speed of light is about 300 million meters/sec.
The moon is about 363,000 km from earth (or 363 million meters), so the moon is about 2 light-seconds away.
For the math folks out there, I know the numbers are exact, but close enough for this question.
Even the Apollo spacecraft travelling at a lot slower speed than light only took 3 or 4 days or so to get there.
I'm curious why you would think the moon was months away?
2007-06-22 22:50:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe you intended to ask how long does it take to get to the moon, if so it would be totally dependent on your travel speed, which could be minimized to nanoseconds at superluminous speed. You see it is roughly 230+thousand miles to the moon, at the speed of light it would take less than two seconds. As I recall the apollo 11 only took a few days to traverse the distance between earth and moon.
2007-06-22 22:52:48 · answer #3 · answered by james p 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A month is not a measure of distance, it is a measure of time. Asking how far away something is in months is just nonsense.
The distance between the Earth and the moon is approximately 380,000 kilometers, on average.
The amount of time it would take you to get there depends on how fast you travel. If you travel at the speed of light, it takes about 1.3 seconds to get there. If you travel slower, it takes proportionally more time.
2007-06-22 22:56:10 · answer #4 · answered by lithiumdeuteride 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It isn't clear what you are asking. If you mean how long does it take for a rocket to reach the moon, the answer is about four (4) or five (5) days.
If that's not what you are asking, then you need to think your question through further, and try again.
2007-06-22 22:55:58 · answer #5 · answered by aviophage 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The moon is approx 238, 857 miles away from earth.
2007-06-22 22:53:50 · answer #6 · answered by phantomlimb7 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This makes no sense. The moon doesn't move away from us in months. Only like 2cm a year or less. It orbits the earth by months is that what you mean?
2007-06-22 22:50:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not months, hun, days. Astronauts take about 3-5 days in a spaceshuttle from Earth to our moon.
2007-06-22 22:51:24 · answer #8 · answered by bluebabe871 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It would depend on your speed.
In physics, the Time (t) taken to travel from point A to point B, is calculated by the dividing the distance (d) between point A and point B by the the speed (s) at which you are traveling
i.e. t = d/s
So if you want an answer to your question, you need to complete you question and provide the speed at which you (or whatever) are traveling.
2007-06-22 22:50:50 · answer #9 · answered by Ozone 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What the heck are you wanting to know? You are clueless about astronomy, so you belch out any question that pops into your head?
The Apollo astronauts reached the Moon in five DAYS.
Read. Google your question. Then ask. You'll get farther when you demonstrate you're not here to waste your time and mine.
2007-06-22 22:50:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Answer = 47
2007-06-22 23:55:08 · answer #11 · answered by Mr. Potatohead 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋