Mars cycler
Earth–Mars cyclers

Mars cycler

Section Title: Earth–Mars cyclers
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Synodic periods per cycle	Solar revolutions per cycle	Time per cycle (years)	Aphelion radius (AU)	Earth/Mars transfer time (days)	Notes

1	1	2.135	2.23	146	Aldrin cycler

2	2	4.27	2.33	158

2	3	4.27	1.51	280	Aphelion inside semi-major axis of Mars orbit

3	4	6.405	1.89	189

3	5	6.405	1.45	274	Aphelion inside semi-major axis of Mars orbit

3	5	6.405	1.52	134	Aphelion inside semi-major axis of Mars orbit

4	5	8.54	1.82	88

4	6	8.54	1.53	157	Aphelion inside aphelion of Mars orbit

5	4	10.675	2.49	75

5	5	10.675	2.09	89

5	6	10.675	1.79	111

5	7	10.675	1.54	170	Aphelion inside aphelion of Mars orbit

5	8	10.675	1.34	167	Aphelion inside semi-major axis of Mars orbit

6	4	12.81	2.81	87

6	5	12.81	2.37	97

6	6	12.81	2.04	111

6	7	12.81	1.78	133	Requires minimal ballistic correction

6	8	12.81	1.57	179	Requires minimal ballistic correction

6	9	12.81	1.40	203	Aphelion inside semi-major axis of Mars orbit; Requires minimal ballistic correction

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Mars cycler travels from Earth to Mars in 146 days.

final_sentence: Mars cycler travels from Earth to Mars in 146 days.