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This set of three web pages provides a calculation of paths, times, and distances for a flight to Mars and back. The author uses a Hohmann transfer ellipse between two circular orbits. This is an example and application of Kepler's Laws, which are explained in related web pages. Only algebra is used with Kepler's laws and the equation for the energy of Kepler motion.  This is part of an extensive work, "From Stargazers to Stars that uses space science as an introduction to basic physics principles.  Also available in French.
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Astronomy
- Fundamentals
= Celestial Mechanics
- Space Exploration
Classical Mechanics
- Gravity
= Kepler's Laws
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- Upper Undergraduate
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© 1998 David P. Stern
Keywords:
Hohmann, Kepler, ellipse, gravity, mars, orbits, space travel
Record Creator:
Metadata instance created May 9, 2004 by David Stern
Record Updated:
March 10, 2010 by Lyle Barbato
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December 12, 2004
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D. Stern, (1998), WWW Document, (http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Smars1.htm).
AJP/PRST-PER
D. Stern, Flight to Mars: How Long? Along what Path? (1998), <http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Smars1.htm>.
APA Format
Stern, D. (2004, December 12). Flight to Mars: How Long? Along what Path?. Retrieved December 13, 2024, from http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Smars1.htm
Chicago Format
Stern, David. Flight to Mars: How Long? Along what Path?. December 12, 2004. http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Smars1.htm (accessed 13 December 2024).
MLA Format
Stern, David. Flight to Mars: How Long? Along what Path?. 1998. 12 Dec. 2004. 13 Dec. 2024 <http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Smars1.htm>.
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