Terrestrial Planet
Mars
Mars is currently about 237,925,136 kilometres from Earth, or 1.590 astronomical units, which puts a one-way radio signal 13.2 minutes out. It is 1.571 astronomical units from the Sun.
This page is about Mars itself. For where it is in the sky tonight, how far from the Sun it currently appears and when to look, see Where is Mars right now.
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
- 237,925,136 km (1.590 AU)
- Distance from the Sun
- 235,017,613 km (1.571 AU)
- One-way signal time
- 13.2 minutes
The body
- Mean radius
- 3,390 km
- Day
- 24.62 hours
- Year
- 687 days
- Moons
- 2