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nmmi

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7. 15.4 billion miles equals 0.96 light days. So it takes nearly 2 days for a signal to get there and one returned

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Tue Dec 3, 2024, 11:19 PM

Dec 2024

Thanks to Mosby for correcting me -- I originally said 1.3 light weeks one way - I punched in one too many zeroes, and targeted 15.0 billion miles instead of 15.4 billion.

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