Five years after being launched into space, the Tesla Roadster electric car owned by businessman Elon Musk has reached the orbit of the planet Mars, which the billionaire plans to colonize. This was reported by the TV channel. CNN.
“As of Monday, the electric car had just passed the orbit of Mars, although the planet itself was on the opposite side of the Sun,” the article says.
According to CNN, the electric car has already completed 3.5 orbits around the Sun and is now 327 million km from Earth.
It was noted that since 2018, astronomers have not directly observed the vehicle, so all data are based on calculations. In their view, surveillance of an electric car has no scientific value.
On this, the TV channel concluded that it is impossible to say with certainty whether the car is intact or not. According to some experts, it may have been damaged by collisions with asteroids.
formerly astronomer He told socialbites.caThe first approach of an electric car to Mars is expected to begin around October 5, 2020, and to Earth in March 2050.