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Using the figures provided, Jupiter is an average of 5 AU distant from the sun.

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Q: Light takes 8 minutes to travel from the sun to earth and 40 minutes from the sun to Jupiter Jupiter is AU from the sun?
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Which planet has the shorter travel time in light years from earth Jupiter or venus?

Venus is about 2.32 light minutes from Earth, Jupiter is about 35 light minutes from Earth.


Which planet has the shorter travel time in light-years from Earth Jupiter or Venus?

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Which planet has shorter time in light years from earth Jupiter or venus?

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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 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.


Earth is how many days from Jupiter?

At its closest, Jupiter is 588.42 million kilometers from Earth, or 32.7 light minutes. At its furthest, with Jupiter on the far side of the Sun form Earth, Jupiter is 53.8 light minutes away.


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.


What is the round-trip travel time of light from Earth to Jupiter at the minimum Earth-Jupiter distance of 4.2 AU?

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How many light years is Jupiter from earth?

Jupiter is about 43 light minutes from the earth on average.


Earth to Jupiter distance in time how long to travel from earth to Jupiter?

about 1.659 light years. (answered by wikianswers.com)


How long does it take the light to travel to the earth?

It takes Light 8 Minutes to get from the Sun to the Earth.


Why is Jupiter red when it is so far away from the sun?

Because red light is the longest wavelength and is the only light that can travel from the sun to Jupiter and back to earth for us on earth to see.