Saturday, October 12, 2013

Mars


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Taken from: Wikipedia
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Computer-generated view based on a Mars Global Surveyor image mosaic (1999–2004). At left, orographic water ice clouds are suspended over the shield volcanoes Olympus Mons, Alba Mons and the Tharsis Montes. The north polar summer (water) ice cap is at top, incised by Chasma Boreale. At lower right, Valles Marineris stretches east-west over 4000 km. Dark areas on the right are lacking in surface dust; the bright area at the lower right limb is the impact basin Argyre.
Designations
Pronunciation Listeni/ˈmɑrz/
Adjective Martian
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch J2000
Aphelion 249,209,300 km
1.665 861 AU
Perihelion 206,669,000 km
1.381 497 AU
Semi-major axis 227,939,100 km
1.523 679 AU
Eccentricity 0.093 315
Orbital period 686.971 days
1.8808 Julian years
668.5991 sols
Synodic period 779.96 days
2.135 Julian years
Average orbital speed 24.077 km/s
Mean anomaly 19.3564°
Inclination 1.850° to ecliptic
5.65° to Sun's equator
1.67° to invariable plane[1]
Longitude of ascending node 49.562°
Argument of perihelion 286.537°
Satellites 2
Physical characteristics
Equatorial radius 3,396.2 ± 0.1 km[a][3]
0.533 Earths
Polar radius 3,376.2 ± 0.1 km[a][3]
0.531 Earths
Flattening 0.005 89 ± 0.000 15
Surface area 144,798,500 km2
0.284 Earths
Volume 1.6318×1011 km3[4]
0.151 Earths
Mass 6.4185×1023 kg[4]
0.107 Earths
Mean density 3.9335 ± 0.0004[4] g/cm³
Equatorial surface gravity 3.711 m/s²[4]
0.376 g
Escape velocity 5.027 km/s
Sidereal rotation period 1.025 957 day
24.622 9 h[4]
Equatorial rotation velocity 868.22 km/h (241.17 m/s)
Axial tilt 25.19°
North pole right ascension 21 h 10 min 44 s
317.681 43°
North pole declination 52.886 50°
Albedo 0.170 (geometric)[5]
0.25 (Bond)[6]
Surface temp. min mean max
Kelvin 130 K 210 K[6] 308 K
Celsius −143 °C[8] −63 °C 35 °C[9]
Apparent magnitude +1.6 to −3.0[7]
Angular diameter 3.5–25.1"[6]
Atmosphere[6][13]
Surface pressure 0.636 (0.4–0.87) kPa
Composition

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