# @accuweather on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DXCgl96Gp3M
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/63515026-accuweather-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/50f8b0ad08.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-04-12T17:00:32.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** AccuWeather (@accuweather) — https://gondola.cc/accuweather

## Caption

How long would it take to reach each planet? 🚀 At 50,000 mph, here’s the travel time at their closest approach.⁣
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According to World Atlas, the New Horizons spacecraft reached a maximum speed of 50,000 mph and was the first to explore Pluto up close.⁣
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Mercury and Venus are the closest to Earth, so they would take the shortest time to reach. Mars is the third-closest planet to Earth, and while humans have yet to land, space agencies have sent numerous rovers and satellites to the Red Planet.⁣
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Jupiter and Saturn are even farther away; even at their closest, it would take 306 days to reach Jupiter and just over a year and a half to reach Saturn. ⁣
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Uranus and Neptune are so far away that you often need a telescope to view them. At their closest approach, at 1.7 and 2.7 billion miles, it would take thousands of days to reach either planet.

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- **Likes:** 1,694
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- **Comments:** 112

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AccuWeather | @accuweather | https://gondola.cc/accuweather | Brand |
| Joe Dahlke | @TheJoeDahlke | https://gondola.cc/TheJoeDahlke | Graphic Designer |
| Joe Dahlke | @TheJoeDahlke | https://gondola.cc/TheJoeDahlke | Social Media Manager |

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