TRIBUNMANADO.CO.ID – Saturn is the second largest planet after Jupiter in our solar system.
It is located sixth from the sun.
Saturn is also a planet that has rings.
Compared to other planets, Saturn’s rings are the most unique.
So far there have been several attempted space missions to Saturn.
One of the most famous is Cassini, which orbited 294 times in 2004-2017.
Distance from Earth to Saturn
The average distance between Earth and Saturn is 1.4 billion kilometers, while Saturn’s closest distance from Earth is 1.2 billion kilometers.
Saturn is 9.5 astronomical units (AU) from the Sun. Therefore, Saturn is 8.5 AU from Earth because 1 AU is the distance from the Sun to Earth.
To calculate the travel time from Earth to Saturn, it is not only the distance that needs to be taken into account, but also the route, the speed of the spacecraft and the technology used.
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Travel to Saturn from Earthi
Reporting from Starlust, so far, there are 4 space missions that include Saturn in their flight plans or make it the final destination.
Pioneer 11, which was launched in 1973, took 6.5 years to get to Saturn. Then, the Voyager 1 mission that flew in 1977 could reach Saturn in a shorter time, namely 3 years and 2 months.
Source: Kompas.com
2023-08-19 08:50:29
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