14. How long would it take get to Mars? (A K2S Question)

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It depends on the speed of the spacecraft in which you are traveling. Also the Earth and Mars travel round the Sun at different speeds and are not always aligned, so the distance between them varies. On average it would take about nine months to reach Mars from Earth.


Answer provided by Hazel McAndrews


Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer