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How Far is it to Mars?

How Far is it to Mars?

infographic Apr 4, 2013
Extracted Page: http://www.distancetomars.com/



If the Earth were 100 pixels wide,




Low Earth Orbit Hubble & the ISS


GPS Satellite Orbit


100 pixels


(12,756km)


Go to the Moon



The Moon would be 3000 pixels away.




27 pixels


(3,474km)


Mars, at its closest, would be..


Go To Mars



You're currently travelling at 7,000 pixels a second


200,000 km/h




At the current state of space technology, it will take around 150 days to get to Mars




The current timeline for a manned mission to Mars is the 2030s




..428,000 pixels away.



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