Mars

Mars

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MarsMars is the 4th planet from the Sun with an average distance of 1.524 AU or 2.279 x 108 km. It takes 686.98 Earth days to orbit the Sun, and rotates at a rate of 1 rotation every 24 hours 37 minutes and 22 seconds. Its mass is 6.418 x 1023 kg or 0.107 Earth masses.

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