08. How long would it take to get to Jupiter? (A K2S Question)

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How long it takes to get to a planet depends on what path we take to get there and how fast we are traveling. The Voyager 1 probe, launched in September of 1977, arrived at Jupiter in March of 1979, thus traveling for a year and six months. The Pioneer 10 probe, launched in March of 1972, arrived at Jupiter in December of 1973, traveling for a year and nine months. The Cassini mission, launched in October of 1997, did not arrive at Jupiter until December of 2000, traveling for over three years. The Galileo spacecraft, launched in October of 1989, finally arrived at Jupiter in December of 1995, taking well over six years to arrive.

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Answer provided by Laura Peckyno & Robert Peckyno

Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer

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