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It's also a bit poetic in that it took 30-60 days to sail from Europe to the New World. When Mars is aligned with Earth, the travel time will be similar. For ex
by oceanplexian 2y ago
It's also a bit poetic in that it took 30-60 days to sail from Europe to the New World. When Mars is aligned with Earth, the travel time will be similar. For example, New Horizons was able to reach Mars in 39 days.
- DarmokJalad1701 2y agoSomething going that fast would not be able to slow down any kind of useful payload into Mars orbit with current propulsion technology.
- echoangle 2y agoAm I missing something? New Horizons didn’t go to Mars, right? According to this, it also crossed the orbit of mars 78 days after launch, and at that point, it was closer to earth than mars: https://pluto.jhuapl.edu/News-Center/News-Article.php?page=040706 https://pluto.jhuapl.edu/News-Center/News-Article.php?page=0...