Wednesday, March 4, 2009

How many miles are between Earth and Mars?


Search: how far is mars

Why: In Watchmen, Jon says that Mars is 227 million kilometers from the sun.

Answer: At its closest point in orbit (its "perihelion"), Mars is 207 million km from the sun. Between Earth and Mars, the distance fluctuates between about 56-400 million km (35-250 million miles).

Source: David Darling

The More You Know: Alan Moore, who wrote Watchmen, is from England.

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2 comments:

  1. ptmMarch 5, 2009 at 5:20 PM

    I think that Dr. Manhattan, a superhuman with more powers than any man or woman could possibly experience, and who has a chill-out condo on Mars, is more likely to know how far away things are than this David Darling character. Just sayin'.

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  2. UnknownMarch 9, 2009 at 6:14 PM

    Those orbits aren't perfect circles, so they can both be right (but probably aren't).

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