PLANET 04 / 08
Mars
✨Rusty and adventurous!
The red planet -- dusty deserts, polar ice, and towering volcanoes.
Diameter
0 km
Across the equator
Distance
0.00 AU
From the Sun
Day length
24.6 hours
One rotation
Year length
687 Earth days
One orbit
Moons
2 (Phobos, Deimos)
Natural satellites
Temperature
-125 C to 20 C
Surface / cloud tops
Size vs Earth
Relative diameters (Earth = 1.00x)
Mars
0.53x
Earth
1.00x
Orbit sketch
Cute relative order around the Sun
Key facts
- 01Olympus Mons is the tallest volcano in the solar system.💫
- 02Mars has seasons similar to Earth due to its axial tilt.🪐
- 03Evidence suggests liquid water once flowed on the surface.🔭
Planet and sky textures based on Solar System Scope (www.solarsystemscope.com/textures), licensed CC-BY 4.0. NASA fact references.