Terrestrial Planet
Mars
Mars is currently about 280,396,345 kilometres from Earth, or 1.874 astronomical units, which puts a one-way radio signal 15.6 minutes out. It is 1.514 astronomical units from the Sun.
The rust-red desert world and the prime target for future human exploration. Home to the tallest volcano and the deepest canyon in the solar system.
Two NASA rovers are active on the surface, supported by an international fleet of seven orbiters.
Right now
- Distance from Earth
- 280,396,345 km (1.874 AU)
- Distance from the Sun
- 226,474,013 km (1.514 AU)
- One-way signal time
- 15.6 minutes
The body
- Mean radius
- 3,390 km
- Day
- 24.62 hours
- Year
- 687 days
- Moons
- 2