Guest guest Posted June 27, 2005 Report Share Posted June 27, 2005 Dear Prabhu, please accept my most humble obeisances, all glories to Prabhupada. Prabhupada says it is impossible to go to the moon in four days. Is this true or not? ys MGd > > > > "The sun is supposed to be 93,000,000 miles above the surface of the > > earth, and from the ®r…mad-Bh€gavatam we understand that the moon is > > 1,600,000 miles above the sun. Therefore the distance between the earth > > and the moon would be about 95,000,000 miles. So if a space capsule were > > traveling at the speed of 18,000 miles per hour, how could it reach the > > moon in four days? At that speed, going to the moon would take at least > > seven months. That a space capsule on a moon excursion has reached the > > moon in four days is therefore impossible."SB 8.10.38 p > > ok, now I see, what you mean. It is interesting statement. Probably > Sadaputa prabhu gave some explanation to this in his books. We may also > ask Shyamasundara prabhu (astrologer) on this. He has all kinds of > knowoledge on planets. I can ask him in his Astrology forum, if you like. > > ys gnd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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