In 1.52 Earth years, Mars makes one revolution around the Sun, how many times is Mars farther than Earth?
September 16, 2020 | Education
| Kepler’s third law
(T1 / T2) ^ 2 = (a1 / a2) ^ 3
(1 / 1.52) ^ 2 = (1 / a2) ^ 3
whence a2 = 1.32.
Mars is 1.32 times farther from the Sun than Earth.
