Mars

Mars, also known as 'The Red Planet' is the 4th planet in the Solar System.

It has two moons.

  1. Phobos
  2. Deimos

Orbital Parameters

Minimum Distance from Sun 206.7 million km

1.381 AU

Mean Distance from Sun 227.94 million km

1.524 AU

Maximum Distance from Sun 249.1 million km

1.666 AU

Sidereal Period (year) 686.980 Earth-days

668.60 Mars-days (sols)

Synodic Period 779.9 Earth-days
Rotational Period (day)

The Martian day is called the sol

24h 37m 22.6s Earth-time
Mean Orbital Velocity 24.1 km/sec
Orbital Inclination 1º 50' 59"
Axial inclination 23º 59'
Oblateness 0.093

Physical Parameters

Diameter (Equatorial) 6,794 kilometres
Diameter (Polar 6,750 kilometres
Mass 6.421 x 1023 Kilograms

0.107 x Earth

Volume 0.150 x Earth
Density 3.94 x (the density of water)
Surface Gravity 0.38 x Earth
Escape Velocity 5.03 kilometres per second
Albedo 0.16
Mean surface temperature -23ºC

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