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Looks like the best date is April 30th 2018. http://clowder.net/hop/railroad/EMa.htm http://clowder.net/hop/railroad/EMa.htm
by soperj 11y ago
Looks like the best date is April 30th 2018. http://clowder.net/hop/railroad/EMa.htm http://clowder.net/hop/railroad/EMa.htm
- DavidSJ 11y agoThat site says it assumes circular and coplanar orbits for Earth and Mars. I'm guessing it also assumes a Hohmann transfer for the spacecraft. All three of those assumptions could affect the optimal departure date by weeks.