StarChild: Facts about Mars

Facts about Mars


Average Solar Distance 228 million km
Revolution Period     686.98 Earth days
Rotation Period       24.6 hours
Equatorial diameter   6786 km
Gravitational Pull    0.38 times that of the Earth
Natural Satellites    2
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Average Solar Distance	228 million km
Revolution Period	686.98 Earth days
Rotation Period	24.6 hours
Equatorial diameter	6786 km
Gravitational Pull	0.38 times that of the Earth
Natural Satellites	2 (Tell me more!)

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