THE ORBIT OF MARS
The orbit of Mars
The orbit of Phobos
The orbit of Deimos
Mars orbits the Sun as the outermost of the 'inner planets'.
Distance from the Sun
millions of kilometres
228
Diameter
kilometres
6,787
Revolution period
years
1.88
Rotation period
days
1.03
Escape velocity
kilometres per second
5
Phobos orbit: 7.65 hours
Distance from Mars: 9380 km
Deimos orbit: 30.3 hours
Distance from Mars: 23460 km
