Mars
The planet Mars
Mars as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope
Designations
AdjectivesMartian
SymbolAstronomical symbol of Mars
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch J2000
Aphelion249,209,300 km
1.665 861 AU
Perihelion206,669,000 km
1.381 497 AU
227,939,100 km
1.523 679 AU
Eccentricity0.093 315
686.971 day

1.8808 Julian years

668.5991 sols
779.96 day
2.135 Julian years
24.077 km/s
Inclination1.850°
5.65° to Sun's Equator
49.562°
286.537°
Known satellites2
Physical characteristics
Equatorial radius
3 396.2 ± 0.1 km[a][2]
0.533 Earths
Polar radius
3 376.2 ± 0.1 km[a][2]
0.531 Earths
Flattening0.005 89 ± 0.000 15
144,798,500 km²
0.284 Earths
Volume1.6318×1011 km³
0.151 Earths
Mass6.4185×1023 kg
0.107 Earths
Mean density
3.934 g/cm³
3.69 m/s²
0.376 g
5.027 km/s
1.025 957 day
24.622 96 h[3]
Equatorial rotation velocity
868.22 km/h (241.17 m/s)
25.19°
North pole right ascension
21 h 10 min 44 s
317.681 43°
North pole declination
52.886 50°
Albedo0.15[4]
Surface temp. min mean max
Kelvin 186 K 227 K 268 K[3]
Celsius −87 °C −46 °C −5 °C
+1.8 to −2.91[4]
3.5—25.1"[4]
Atmosphere
Surface pressure
0.7–0.9 kPa
Composition by volume95.72% Carbon dioxide

2.7% Nitrogen
1.6% Argon
0.2% Oxygen
0.07% Carbon monoxide
0.03% Water vapor
0.01% Nitric oxide
2.5 ppm Neon
300 ppb Krypton
130 ppb Formaldehyde
80 ppb Xenon
30 ppb Ozone

10 ppb Methane
  1. ^ Yeomans, Donald K. (2006-07-13). "HORIZONS System". NASA JPL. Retrieved 2007-08-08. — At the site, go to the "web interface" then select "Ephemeris Type: ELEMENTS", "Target Body: Mars" and "Center: Sun".
  2. ^ a b Seidelmann, P. Kenneth; Archinal, B. A.; a'Hearn, M. F.; Conrad, A.; Consolmagno, G. J.; Hestroffer, D.; Hilton, J. L.; Krasinsky, G. A.; Neumann, G.; Oberst, J.; Stooke, P.; Tedesco, E. F.; Tholen, D. J.; Thomas, P. C.; Williams, I. P. (2007). "Report of the IAU/IAG Working Group on cartographic coordinates and rotational elements: 2006". Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy. 98 (3): 155–180. doi:10.1007/s10569-007-9072-y. Retrieved 2007-08-28.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  3. ^ a b "Mars: Facts & Figures". NASA. Retrieved 2007-03-06.
  4. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference nssdc was invoked but never defined (see the help page).