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Nope. Because of aero braking, Mars takes less delta v to get to and land on than the moon does.
by bryanlarsen 2y ago
Nope. Because of aero braking, Mars takes less delta v to get to and land on than the moon does.
- amanaplanacanal 2y agoNow I'm wondering why the Apollo program went to the moon if doing Mars is so much cheaper.
- bryanlarsen 2y agoGoing is cheaper. Coming back is more expensive. And of course the 3-6 month travel time is a challenge.