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Subject: Speed and Time of Travel

Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.

If Tau Ceti is ~12 light years from the Solar System, how fast is a message travelling if it reaches Earth from the Tau Ceti system in ~92 years?

  • 01.02.2011 4:24 PM PDT
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Roughly .13 c

  • 01.02.2011 4:30 PM PDT

Random Speculation:

-Tau Ceti is farther away from Earth in the Marathon universe

-Leela doesn't trust the Security Officer and is feeding him false information.

-A finger slipped when typing out the terminal text.

[Edited on 01.02.2011 4:37 PM PST]

  • 01.02.2011 4:36 PM PDT

Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.

Let's assume that Bungie has its facts correct.

Leela's message takes 92 years to travel to Solar System (13% the speed of light)

Marathon takes ~300 years to travel the same distance, what is its speed?

  • 01.02.2011 4:47 PM PDT

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Proof that Tau Ceti is more than 90 ly from Sol.
Therefore Leela's message traveled ~the speed of light.

300 years to travel 90+ ly... whats the speed there?

  • 01.02.2011 5:08 PM PDT
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Marathon takes ~300 years to travel the same distance, what is its speed?

4% c

300 years to travel 90+ ly... whats the speed there?

~30% c

  • 01.02.2011 6:21 PM PDT