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If we're talking about transportation, well then. The efficient transfer to Mercury is via Venus transfer, so it is farther by such reckoning. In terms of delta
by inopinatus 3y ago
If we're talking about transportation, well then. The efficient transfer to Mercury is via Venus transfer, so it is farther by such reckoning. In terms of delta-v budget, Venus is actually closer than Mars, unless you wanted to, say, visit the surface.
See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Solar_system_delta_v_map.svg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Solar_sy..., essential information to plan your next interplanetary holiday
- aidenn0 3y agoSo to stretch the analogy to its limits, what if you have someone who lives directly across the freeway from you, and a neighbor whose house is next to the overpass that lets you cross the freeway.