Volta, Alessandro Alessandro Volta with his electric pile, or wet battery, in an illustration by Louis Figuier, 1870. Â© Photos.com/Thinkstock; In 1801 in Paris Volta gave a demonstration of his batteryâs generation of electric current before Napoleon, who made Volta a count and a senator of the kingdom of Lombardy.
Journey time to Mars, which is approximately 40 million miles away depending on its position in orbit, would be around 200 days. âGoing to Mars would make me feel like I am a true Star Trek officer,â said one applicant, Michael Archavian.
It takes Mars about 687 Earth days (1.882 Earth years) to orbit the  Sun.    The orbital path of Mars is about twice that of Earth. Mars orbits  about 227 million kil â¦ ometers away from the Sun. The planet travels  a distance of approximately 1.43 billion kilometers (888 million  miles) in 686.971 Earth days.It takes 1.88 years for mars to make one revolution around the sun. It takes Mars 25 hours to orbit the sun, (24 hours, 37 mins).he planet travels  a distance of approximately 1.43 billion kilometers (888 million  miles) in 686.971 Earth days. It takes 1.88 years for mars to make one revolution around the sun. It takes Mars 25 hours to orbit the sun, (24 hours, 37 mins).