| Mars Facts |
| Mass (kg) |
6.421e+23 |
| Radius (km) |
3,397.2 |
| Density (gm/cm3) |
3.94 |
| Distance from Sun (km) |
227,940,000 |
| Period of rotation (days) |
1.025957 |
| Period of orbit (days) |
686.98 |
| Orbital velocity (km/sec) |
24.13 |
| Eccentricity of orbit |
0.0934 |
| Tilt of axis (°) |
25.19 |
| Inclination of orbit (°) |
1.850 |
| surface gravity (m/sec2) |
3.72 |
| escape velocity (km/sec) |
5.02 |
| Visual albedo |
0.15 |
| Visual magnitude |
-2.01 |
| surface temperature |
-63°C |
| Maximum surface temperature |
20°C |
| Minimum surface temperature |
-140°C |
| Atmosphere |
CO2=95%
N2=3%
Argon=2%
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| Moons |
2 |
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Mars can be viewed with the naked-eye, binoculars and all telescopes.
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