Space Age
Level 4
10 Points
Instructions
Given an age in seconds, calculate how old someone would be on a planet in our Solar System.
One Earth year equals 365.25 Earth days, or 31,557,600 seconds. If you were told someone was 1,000,000,000 seconds old, their age would be 31.69 Earth-years.
For the other planets, you have to account for their orbital period in Earth Years:
| Planet | Orbital period in Earth Years |
|---|---|
| Mercury | 0.2408467 |
| Venus | 0.61519726 |
| Earth | 1.0 |
| Mars | 1.8808158 |
| Jupiter | 11.862615 |
| Saturn | 29.447498 |
| Uranus | 84.016846 |
| Neptune | 164.79132 |
Note
The actual length of one complete orbit of the Earth around the sun is closer to 365.256 days (1 sidereal year). The Gregorian calendar has, on average, 365.2425 days. While not entirely accurate, 365.25 is the value used in this exercise. See Year on Wikipedia for more ways to measure a year.
Space Age
Level 4
10 Points
Instructions
Given an age in seconds, calculate how old someone would be on a planet in our Solar System.
One Earth year equals 365.25 Earth days, or 31,557,600 seconds. If you were told someone was 1,000,000,000 seconds old, their age would be 31.69 Earth-years.
For the other planets, you have to account for their orbital period in Earth Years:
| Planet | Orbital period in Earth Years |
|---|---|
| Mercury | 0.2408467 |
| Venus | 0.61519726 |
| Earth | 1.0 |
| Mars | 1.8808158 |
| Jupiter | 11.862615 |
| Saturn | 29.447498 |
| Uranus | 84.016846 |
| Neptune | 164.79132 |
Note
The actual length of one complete orbit of the Earth around the sun is closer to 365.256 days (1 sidereal year). The Gregorian calendar has, on average, 365.2425 days. While not entirely accurate, 365.25 is the value used in this exercise. See Year on Wikipedia for more ways to measure a year.