A human operated spaceship reaches the moon in 3 days. The moon is about 386400 km from Earth. Mars are closest planetarium. Neighbor is at its closest about a 140 times further away from us than the moon. If mars stays in place, assuming a very simple model of the solar system about how long would it take the same spaceship
to reach Mars?
To estimate the time it would take the spaceship to reach Mars, we need to determine the distance between Earth and Mars. Given that the neighbor is about 140 times further away from us than the moon, and the moon is 386,400 km away from Earth, we can calculate the distance to our neighbor.
Distance to neighbor = 140 * distance to moon
Distance to neighbor = 140 * 386,400 km
Distance to neighbor = 54,096,000 km
Now, we need to determine the distance between Earth and Mars. According to NASA, the average distance between Earth and Mars can vary between 54.6 million km and 401 million km. For simplicity, let's assume a value closer to the average, around 225 million km.
Distance to Mars = 225,000,000 km
Finally, we can estimate the time it would take to reach Mars using the same spaceship by comparing the distances. Let's assume the spaceship travels at a constant speed.
Time to reach Mars = Distance to Mars / Distance to moon * Time to reach the moon
Time to reach Mars = 225,000,000 km / 386,400 km * 3 days
Time to reach Mars ≈ 583.47 days
Therefore, based on this very simplified model of the solar system, it would take approximately 583.47 days for the same spaceship to reach Mars.