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Interesting! I would have never guessed that starting from Earth, getting to Mars is harder (by about 5%) than escaping the Solar system.
by jhrmnn 7y ago
Interesting! I would have never guessed that starting from Earth, getting to Mars is harder (by about 5%) than escaping the Solar system.
- Agathos 7y agoWell, there's "I want to match Mars' orbit around the Sun, so I can orbit the planet," and then there's "I want to intersect Mars' orbit just as the planet is passing through so I smack into its surface and leave a big crater." The latter takes a lot less delta v, but it has its drawbacks. Leaving the solar system, you don't have to budget for that rendezvous.