Solar system guide

Explore Mars

Iron-rich dust gives Mars its familiar rusty glow. Dry riverbeds and polar ice preserve clues to a wetter past.

Terrestrial planet

Diameter

6,779 km

One rotation

24.6 hours

From the Sun

1.52 AU

ONE TRIP AROUND THE SUN

687 days

Quick facts

Mars is home to Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the solar system.

Sizes and distances in the viewer are adapted for exploration. Orbital periods and rotation speeds preserve their real relative timing.