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Re: How long does it take to get to Mars?

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Sylvia Else wrote:

> On 27/02/2016 4:55 AM, The Starmaker wrote:
>> I'm a little confused...How long does it take to get to Mars?
>> I'm not sure if it is three months or three days or three seconds...
>> i think it starts with a three..
>>
> There no particular answer. A sufficiently capable technology could get
> a person to the moon in 5 hours at a constant 1g acceleration (i.e.
> comfortably). The same acceleration would get a person to Mars in a
> couple of days (when Mars is closest to the Earth).
> Higher accelerations give low journey times (but in less comfort).
> However, we lack the technology to maintain such accelerations over
> extended periods. Sylvia.

Amazing, the question is about something completely else. It reveals your 
standard in Physics and general in Science. The duration of journey 
depends on the position of Mars wrt Earth, as it orbits the Sun NOT 
synchronous to Earth. Remember to buy a brain, lady, when you walk close 
to a brain-marked.

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  Re: How long does it take to get to Mars? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-02-26 09:56 -0800
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    Re: How long does it take to get to Mars? The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-02-27 10:56 -0800
      Re: How long does it take to get to Mars? "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2016-02-27 11:48 -0800
  Re: How long does it take to get to Mars? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-02-26 19:50 +0000
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    Re: How long does it take to get to Mars? Chrysi Cat <chrysicat@gmail.com> - 2016-03-01 19:34 -0700
  Re: How long does it take to get to Mars? Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2016-02-28 12:19 +1100
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      Re: How long does it take to get to Mars? Emigdio Sophronius <emigg@augustvisitors.org> - 2016-02-28 14:00 +0000
      Re: How long does it take to get to Mars? Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2016-02-29 11:22 +1100
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