Mars

Planet Profile:

Equator Diameter:

6,792 km

Orbit Distance:

227,943,824 km (1.52 AU)

Orbit Peroid:

687 days (1.9 years)

Mass:

6.42 x 10^23 kg (10.7% Earth)

Surface Temp:

-153 to 20°C

First Recorded:

2nd millennium BC

Quick Facts:

• Mars and Earth have approximately the same landmass
• Mars is home to the tallest mountain in the solar system: Olympus Mons
• Mars has the largest dust storms in the solar system
• On Mars the Sun appears about half the size as it does on Earth
• Pieces of Mars have fallen to Earth.

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