Illustration showing the orbit (red arrow) of Mars around the Sun. Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun, with an average distance from it of about 228 million kilometres. It takes nearly 687 days to orbit the Sun and just over 24 hours to rotate (green arrows) around its own axis. Its axis of rotation is tilted to the plane of its orbit by 25 degrees, giving rise to seasons that are similar to those on Earth but of different durations. For a labelled version of this image see C058/1003. | |
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Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Clarivan, Carlos |
Taille de l’image : | 5589 px × 3130 px |
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