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Your source for information on physical characteristics of Mars.

Average distance from the sun 141,000,000.6 mi (227,000,000.9 km)
Length of year 687 days
Length of day 24 hours, 37 minutes, 12 seconds
Surface gravity 0.38 of Earths
Tilt of Axis 25 o 12"
Minimum Distance from Sun 205 million km
(128 million miles)
Maximum Distance from Sun 249 million km
(155 million miles)
Minimum Distance from Earth 35 million miles

 

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