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> Two identical spacecraft could travel the same distance between Earth and Mars and arrive at wildly different times.

Okay, but this is one spacecraft with a single stated time.

So, does that mean it takes the same time regardless of when it was launched in the cycle? Or, does the two month figure only apply to launches at or near the minimum distance?



The distance you’re referencing doesn’t matter. You’re never travelling the straight-line path the distance measures.




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