Moon/Distance to Earth
How long does it take to get to the Moon?
It takes about 3 days for a spacecraft to reach the Moon During that time a spacecraft travels at least 240,000 miles (386,400 kilometers) which is the distance between Earth and the Moon The specific distance depends on the specific path chosen
How far is the Moon from the Earth today?
The distance of The Moon from Earth is currently 384,821 kilometers, equivalent to 0002572 Astronomical Units
How far was the Moon from Earth in 1969?
When the Apollo 11 crew landed on the Moon on July 20, 1969, they were 393,309 km away from home In this activity students will use simple sports balls as scale models of Earth and the Moon
How far is NASA from Earth to the Moon?
The Moon is an average of 238,855 miles (384,400 km) away
How long is a trip to Mars?
The trip to Mars will take about seven months and about 300 million miles (480 million kilometers) During that journey, engineers have several opportunities to adjust the spacecraft’s flight path, to make sure its speed and direction are best for arrival at Jezero Crater on Mars
Do we age differently in space?
Flying through outer space has dramatic effects on the body, and people in space experience aging at a faster rate than people on Earth These studies showed that space alters gene function, function of the cell’s powerhouse (mitochondria), and the chemical balance in cells
What can we see from Moon to Earth?
“The only thing you can see from the Moon is a beautiful sphere, mostly white, some blue and patches of yellow, and every once in a while some green vegetation,” said Alan Bean, Apollo 12 astronaut “No man-made object is visible at this scale”May 9, 2005
How many flags are on the Moon?
The Apollo missions left 6 American flags on the Moon, all on the near side On the far side of the Moon, at least one Soviet flag is presumably still attached to a robotic lander, which the Soviet Union programmed to automatically deploy the small flag after landing
Which country is the closest to the Moon?
Due to a bulge around the equator, Ecuador’s Mount Chimborazo is, in fact, closer to the moon and outer space than Mount Everest
Why did NASA stop going to the Moon?
But in 1970 future Apollo missions were cancelled Apollo 17 became the last manned mission to the Moon, for an indefinite amount of time The main reason for this was money The cost of getting to the Moon was, ironically, astronomical
What Did Neil Armstrong do on the Moon?
Neil Armstrong was a NASA astronaut most famous for being the first person to walk on the moon, on July 20, 1969
How long did it take Neil Armstrong to get to the Moon?
How long did it take to reach the moon? The trio of career astronauts launched on 16 July 1969 from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida It took them four days to travel the 55,200 miles to the surface of the moon The shuttle landed on the moon’s surface close to midnight on 20 July
Can all planets fit between Earth and moon?
NO, planets of our solar system, with or without Pluto, cannot fit within the mean lunar distance An additional 3,500 km is needed to squeeze in Neptune (5,900 km to include Pluto) Supermoon fans know that the distance between the Earth and the Moon varies
How many moons could fit inside Earth?
The Earth is significantly larger than the moon so around 50 moons would fit in the Earth
How accurate is from the Earth to the Moon?
From the ranging experiments, scientists know that the average distance between the centers of the Earth and the Moon is 385,000 kilometers with an accuracy of better than one part in 10 billion
Will humans live on Mars?
However, the surface is not hospitable to humans or most known life forms due to the radiation, greatly reduced air pressure, and an atmosphere with only 016% oxygen Human survival on Mars would require living in artificial Mars habitats with complex life-support systems
How hot is Mars?
Temperatures on Mars average about -81 degrees F However, temperature’s range from around -220 degrees F in the wintertime at the poles, to +70 degrees F over the lower latitudes in the summer
How long does it take to get to each planet from Earth?
FAQ – Spacecraft Spacecraft Target Time Messenger Mercury 65 years Cassini Saturn 7 years Voyager 1 & 2 Jupiter; Saturn; Uranus; Neptune 13,23 months; 3,4 years; 85 years; 12 years New Horizons Pluto 95 years
How cold is space?
Far outside our solar system and out past the distant reachers of our galaxy—in the vast nothingness of space—the distance between gas and dust particles grows, limiting their ability to transfer heat Temperatures in these vacuous regions can plummet to about -455 degrees Fahrenheit (27 kelvin)
How long is 1 second in space?
The light-second is a unit of length useful in astronomy, telecommunications and relativistic physics It is defined as the distance that light travels in free space in one second, and is equal to exactly 299,792,458 metres (983,571,056 ft)
How long is 1 year in space on Earth?
**One year in space would be 365 days /1 year on earth It takes 365 days for Earth to complete 1 revolution around the SunMay 6, 2019
How long is 1 hour in space?
Answer: That number times 1 hour is 00026 seconds So a person at that deep space location would have a clock that would run for one hour, while that person calculated that our clock ran for 59 minutes, 599974 seconds
What are the 7 things you can see from space?
If someone’s ever told you that you can see the Great Wall of China from space then, sorry, they’ve been telling you fibs The Great Barrier Reef © 2018, DEIMOS IMAGING SLU, AN URTHECAST COMPANY Hurricanes Palm Islands The Pyramids of Giza The River Thames The greenhouses at Almería The Grand Canyon The Amazon River
How far in space have we gone?
The record for the farthest distance that humans have traveled goes to the all-American crew of famous Apollo 13 who were 400,171 kilometers (248,655 miles) away from Earth on April 14, 1970 This record has stood untouched for over 50 years!7 days ago