How far is mars from earth?
Some figures given for the nearest and farthest differences are for idealized and average orbits. In fact, using the very-high-accuracy Solex 10, I found the greatest Earth-Mars distance from 1900 to 2099 is 2.6763 astronomical units, or 400.373 Gm (gigameters or million km) in August 2066. In 2003 Mars made headlines, as it made its closest approach to Earth in almost 60,000 years at 55.758 Gm. (0.372 au) At the beginning of Jan 30, Mars is 2.357 au away 1 au =149.6 million km 1 km = 0.621 mi EDIT: One astronomical unit is the average Earth-Sun distance. EDIT2: I’ll save you the trouble: The farthest distance is 249 million miles, and the closest is 34.6 million.
Let’s see it depends on when you go, becuase the orbits of earth and mars are both ellipses it can be between 35 million miles (56 million km) and 63 million miles (100 million km). Depending on the method and route taken and if you are using a powered space craft it could take between 85 to 260 days. How long does it take to get to Mars from Earth? The distance between Earth and Mars varies depending on where the two planets are in their orbits around the sun. So the time it takes to travel to Mars from Earth depends on the distance between the two planets at the time of launch. It also depends on the speed of the spaccraft and the path chosen. Below is a list of launch and arrival times between Earth and Mars for some past missions.
The orbit of Mars is roughly 1.35-1.63 AU from the sun – 128-155 million miles. Since Earth is about 95 million miles from the sun, that means the orbit of Mars is 35-60 million miles from Earth. But depending on where each planet is in the orbit, the distance between can be much greater. According to this site, the closest Mars and Earth get is 35 million miles. http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/m…
