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How many minutes would it take to get to Jupiter from mars at the speed of light?
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∙ 12y ago
That would depend on what time of year you left the Earth. But if you knew the distance between the two planets at their closest. Then all you have to do is divide that distance by 186,000 and this would give you how many seconds away Jupiter was from the Earth. The moon is 250,000 miles away that's 250,000/186,000 = 1.344 seconds away.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 13y agoTraveling at the speed of light (approx. 186,000 miles per second) the sun is about 93 million miles away and so it takes about 8 minutes to get there. Jupiter at its closest is about 360 million miles away. So, it should take approx. 32 minutes to get to Jupiter traveling at the speed of light.
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∙ 12y agoDistance between Jupiter and Mars = 241,401,600.0922 km
Speed of light = 3 x 108 m/s = 3 x 105 km/s
Time taken(T) = Distance/Speed = 241,401,600.0922 km/(3 x 105 km/s) = 804.672 s On converting seconds into minutes we get T = 13.41 minutes
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How fast does light travel to Jupiter?
At light speed it would take 20 to 40 minutes going from earth, and 50 minutes going from the sun.
How long would it take for space travelers to get to Jupiter from Earth if the average speed of the spacecraft is 55000 mph?
exactly about ten minutes.. considering he is traveling of a speed of 55000.
How long does it take to get to the sun at the speed of light?
at the speed of light, a little over 8 minuets.
Would Light protons stop you if you were going at the speed of light?
No - you would be stopped BEFORE you reach the speed of light, by your increasing mass (among other things). As your speed approaches the speed of light, your mass would approach infinity, and it would require an infinite energy to actually achieve the speed of light.Note that the "speed of light" is not really about light. It is a speed limit of our Universe; some have described it as the "speed of causality".
How long would it take at the speed of light to get from the sun to mercury?
The Speed of light is approximately : 186000 miles per second The distance from the Earth to Mercury is approximately 48 million miles on average. so, 48000000 / 186000 = 258 seconds 60 seconds per minute so 258 / 60 = 4.3 minutes
How long would it take to get to Jupiter from mars travelling at the speed of light?
2 minutes
How fast does light travel to Jupiter?
At light speed it would take 20 to 40 minutes going from earth, and 50 minutes going from the sun.
How quickly can you get to Jupiter?
If Jupiter was directly behind earth and you could travel at the speed of light you could get there in 35 minutes that's as quick as the laws of physics would allow you to get there.
How many lightyears are you away from Jupiter?
Well the Moon is 1 light second away from earth ( meaning if you were moving at the speed of light you would reach and pass the moon in 1 second ) and the Sun is about 8 light minutes away from us. Jupiter is maybe 4 light minutes?
How fast can you get to Jupiter at the speed of light?
Unfortunately you can't get an exact answer because the distance keeps changing. It would take from about 35 minutes up to about 55 minutes.
How many light minutes is it from Jupiter to Earth?
That depends on how far apart Jupiter and earth are at the time.When both are on the same side of the sun, the closest the two planets can befrom each other is about 391 million miles. When on opposite sides of the sun,the farthest apart is about 577 million miles.The corresponding transit-times at light speed are between 35 minutes and 51.6 minutes.
What is the travel time to get from Earth to Jupiter in a rocket?
As earth revolves around the sun at a much faster speed than Jupiter does, the distance is changing a lot from year to year, even every minute. If say starting from the sun, even at the speed of light, it would take approx 43 minutes to get to Jupiter. If the rocket managed an approximate of 1/100 of the speed of light, then the trip would take roughly 3 days or approx 72 hours. With this speed, from earth, when earth is aligned with Jupiter on the right side of the sun, the trip would roughly be done in 63 hours. (Approx 2 days and 15 hours). Rockets today can not achieve this speed, but who knows what future holds for us.
How long would it take to travel by light speed to get to the sun?
8 minutes
How fast could you get to the sun at light-speed?
If you traveled at the speed of light (a current impossibility), you would travel from Earth to the Sun in an average of 8 minutes. Or would you? I suspect that you would burn up well before the 8 minutes were up.
How long would it take for space travelers to get to Jupiter from Earth if the average speed of the spacecraft is 55000 mph?
exactly about ten minutes.. considering he is traveling of a speed of 55000.
How long would it take to travel 390682810 miles at the speed of light?
35 minutes Speed of Light is 671 million miles per hour.
How long would it take to travel to from earth to sun?
That depends on your speed. Even at the speed of light it would take you about 8 minutes 20 seconds.
