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Mars


Mars — the fourth planet from the Sun — is a dusty, cold, desert world with a very thin atmosphere. This dynamic planet has seasons, polar ice caps, extinct volcanoes, canyons, and weather.

Fun Facts

Diameter: 6792 km
Gravity: 3.7 m/s2
Escape Velocity: 5 km/s
Length of day: 24.7 hours
Length of orbit: 687 days (earth days)
Average distance from Sun: 227.9 million km

In the News

October 16, 2026 (3 days ago)
Musk Reveals Starship’s Engine Failure Was NOT What We Suspected! Flight 15 Fixes
source: Scientia Plus
featured: Mars, Starship
October 13, 2026 (6 days ago)
Preparing Rosalind Franklin rover for a first drive on Mars
source: European Space Agency, ESA
featured: European Space Agency (ESA), Mars
October 8, 2026 (11 days ago)
NASA’s SkyFall Mars Helicopters
source: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
featured: NASA, Mars, SkyFall
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Mars has 2 moons

Deimos
Phobos