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What is the fastest time to travel from Earth to Mars?

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The fastest spacecraft ever leaunched was the New Horizon's mission, with the goal of reaching Pluto. The craft flew at 58,000 kph (36,000 mph), and would be able to reach Mars in 39 days when Mars is the closest to Earth in its orbit or 289 days when Mars is at its the farthest. The Mariner 7 had the fastest flyby time to reach Mars at 128 days, and the fastest time to land on the surface was 212 days by the Mars Pathfinder

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