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: |
25o 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: |
-129o C to 0o C
( -200o F to 32o 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
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