The Distance from Earth to the Moon: How Long Does it Take to Get There?

KOMPAS.com – The Moon is Earth’s only natural satellite and is the brightest object in the night sky.

When looking at pictures of the Earth and Moon, they look very close together. However, in fact, the Moon is very far from Earth.

What is the distance from Earth to the Moon?

Reporting from NASA, the distance between Earth and the Moon is actually very far. The moon is an average of 384,400 km from Earth.

This distance is the average distance because the Moon is not always the same distance from Earth, considering that the orbit is not a perfect circle.

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When the Moon is closest to Earth, it is 363,300 km away. When it is most distant, the distance to the Moon can reach 405,500 km.

How long will it take to get to the Moon?

In fact, it is difficult to predict exactly how long it will take to get to the Moon.

However, according to BBC Science Focus Magazine, the journey from Earth to the Moon should take more than three days.

There are many factors to consider when calculating the duration of a journey from Earth to the Moon, including changes in distance between Earth and Moon, take-off trajectory, whether the aircraft is manned or not, choice of propulsion system, and whether to land, orbit or fly.

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During NASA’s Apollo program, the fastest mission to the Moon was Apollo 8, which took 69 hours and 8 minutes to enter the insertion burn of the Moon’s orbit.

Meanwhile, the last mission to land on the Moon, Apollo 17, took 86 hours and 14 minutes to reach the Moon. Even longer, Artemis 1, the unmanned probe, will take five days in 2022 to reach the Moon’s orbit.

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2023-07-15 08:30:00
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