// Planet
Mars
Distance from Earth right now
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calculated live from orbital data (NASA/JPL)
- Distance from Sun
- 1.52 AU (≈ 228 million km)
- Orbital period
- 687 days
- Diameter
- 6,779 km
- Moons
- 2 (Phobos, Deimos)
The 'Red Planet' owes its colour to iron-oxide dust. It hosts the largest known volcano in the Solar System, Olympus Mons, and is a target for future crewed missions.
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Orbital data: NASA/JPL Horizons. Photos: Wikimedia Commons.