ocr: U9 or The aphelion, the point farthest from the Sun: 246.28 million kilometers. MARS: GENERAL INFORMATION MAMSTS SATELLITES Rotation on its axis (length of solar day): 24 hours, 39 minutes, 25 seconds. This period is called a sol and is equal to 1.027373 Earth days. Tilt of the planet's axis on the orbital plane: 24°59 (the figure is 23°27 for Earth). As on Earth, this tilt produces seasons. In. Mars's northem hemisphere, the length of the seasons are: Spring: 155.8 sols (160.1 Earth days) Summer: 194.3 sols (199.6) Autumn: 176.8 sols (181.7) Winter: 141.7 sols (145.6). Equatorial radius: 3393 ...
