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Mars

Planetary Data*

Equatorial Radius 3,394 km
0.53 Earth = 1
Mass 6.42x1023 kg
0.11 Earth = 1
Mean Density 3930 kg/m3
Surface Gravity 0.38 Earth = 1
Surface Temperature 180 - 270 K
Mean Orbital Speed 24.13 km/s
Sidereal Period 1.88 tropical years
Synodic Period 779.94 days
Inclination
to the Ecliptic
1.85 degrees
Greatest Angular Diameter As Seen from Earth 25 arc seconds
Number of Moons 2

*Data taken from ASTRONOMY TODAY