If you could cross space directly and ignore Newton's laws like in Star Trek, You would need to cross between 54,710,000 and 401,307,000 kilometers depending on the current orbital/precession status of both planets.
However, since current Earth spacecraft burn and coast into an elliptical orbit around the sun such that Mars' gravity will catch the spacecraft; the travel distance to Mars is less than about half of the circumference of Mar's orbit, or about 715 million kilometers, and more than about half of the circumference of the Earth's orbit, or about 470 million kilometers. Differences in designs of spacecraft can change these numbers drastically. Hence it is usually easier to simply refer to the direct line-of-sight distance between the planets.
The distance between Earth and Mars varies depending on their positions in their orbits. On average, Mars is about 225 million kilometers away from Earth. Travel time between the two planets can range from about 6 to 9 months. In terms of years, this would be close to 1.5 Earth years at its closest approach.
It took the Curiosity Lander 253 days to get to Mars and the distance between Earth and Mars at their closest point is about 33,926,867 miles. Do the math correctly and the speed at which Curiosity was traveling was about 5,587 mph.
A light-year is not a measurement of time but of distance. How far light can travel in a year. Your question therefore asks about the distant between the Earth and Mars which varies with their orbiting about the sun.. However, Earth and Mars are never anywhere near a light year abart. At most, they are about 12 light minutes apart.
The minimum distance between Earth and Mars can vary depending on their positions in their orbits. On average, Mars is about 54.6 million kilometers away from Earth, but at their closest approach during opposition, they can get as close as 54.6 million kilometers.
It takes about 3-22 minutes for sunlight to travel from Earth to Mars, depending on the distance between the two planets. Mars is on average about 225 million kilometers away from Earth, but the distance can vary due to the elliptical orbits of the planets.
the distance between earth and mars changes after every minute. Both the planets travel along elliptical orbit that are not synchronized so they are continuously altering distance between them.the average distance between them is 225 million km. the closest approach was in the year 2003 when the earth and mars were separated by a distance of 56 million km.
The distance between Earth and Mars varies depending on their positions in their orbits. On average, Mars is about 225 million kilometers away from Earth. Travel time between the two planets can range from about 6 to 9 months. In terms of years, this would be close to 1.5 Earth years at its closest approach.
The average distance between Mars and the Sun is about 1.5 astronomical units (AU), where 1 AU is the average distance between the Earth and the Sun. This distance can vary because both Mars and Earth have elliptical orbits.
Mars' average distance from the sun is greater than Earth's average distance, and less than the average distance of most of the members of the asteroid belt. So, the answer is YES.
Given the following approximate radii for Earth and mars orbits: Earth = 149,598,261 km Mars = 227,939,150 km The shortest distance between the two is the difference between the two, which yields 4minutes 21seconds for radio to go that distance. The longest distance between the two is the sum, which yields 21minutes.
1,965,000,000,000 meters
At a distance of 56 million kilometers, light requires 3.1 minutes to reach Mars from Earth.
It took the Curiosity Lander 253 days to get to Mars and the distance between Earth and Mars at their closest point is about 33,926,867 miles. Do the math correctly and the speed at which Curiosity was traveling was about 5,587 mph.
The Earth's distance from the moon or Mars is always changing. The closest the moon can get to Earth is 225,622 miles. The farthest it can get is 252,088 miles. The closest possible distance from Earth to Mars is 33.9 million miles. Therefore the Earth is always much closer to the moon than Mars, no matter where they are in orbit.
It takes light about 3 minutes to travel from Mars to Earth when the two planets are at their closest distance, which is about 54.6 million kilometers. At their farthest distance, which is about 401 million kilometers, it takes light about 22 minutes to reach Earth from Mars.
A light-year is not a measurement of time but of distance. How far light can travel in a year. Your question therefore asks about the distant between the Earth and Mars which varies with their orbiting about the sun.. However, Earth and Mars are never anywhere near a light year abart. At most, they are about 12 light minutes apart.
The minimum distance between Earth and Mars can vary depending on their positions in their orbits. On average, Mars is about 54.6 million kilometers away from Earth, but at their closest approach during opposition, they can get as close as 54.6 million kilometers.