Mars Statistics

Planetary Symbol: Name in Roman/Greek Mythology: Mars/Ares

Diameter: 6,785 km (4,217 miles) Rotation Period about Axis: 24.6 hrs

Mass: 0.64x10^24 kilograms (0.11 x Earth's) Revolution Period about the Sun: 1.88 years

Density: 3,933 kg/m^3 Tilt of Axis: 25^o 12"

Minimum Distance from Sun: 205 million km
(128 million miles) Surface Gravity: 3.7 m/s^2 (0.37 x Earth's)

Maximum Distance from Sun: 249 million km
(155 million miles) Temperature: -129^o C to 0^o C
( -200^o F to 32^o F)

Orbital Semimajor Axis: 1.52 AU (Earth=1 AU) Average Surface Temperature (K): 218K

Minimum Distance from Earth: 35 million miles Satellites: 2

Planetary Symbol:		Name in Roman/Greek Mythology:	Mars/Ares
Diameter:	6,785 km (4,217 miles)	Rotation Period about Axis:	24.6 hrs
Mass:	0.64x10^24 kilograms (0.11 x Earth's)	Revolution Period about the Sun:	1.88 years
Density:	3,933 kg/m^3	Tilt of Axis:	25^o 12"
Minimum Distance from Sun:	205 million km (128 million miles)	Surface Gravity:	3.7 m/s^2 (0.37 x Earth's)
Maximum Distance from Sun:	249 million km (155 million miles)	Temperature:	-129^o C to 0^o C ( -200^o F to 32^o F)
Orbital Semimajor Axis:	1.52 AU (Earth=1 AU)	Average Surface Temperature (K):	218K
Minimum Distance from Earth:	35 million miles	Satellites:	2

Mars Image Archive

Comparative Planetary Statistics -- in table form

Comparative Orbital Statistics -- in table form

Actual Distance to Earth

Last modified June 6, 2002 by the Windows Team

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