Watch NASA Build Its Next Mars Rover
A newly installed webcam offers the public a live, bird's-eye view of NASA's Mars 2020 rover as it takes shape at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Current Weather on Mars
- InSight sol 188 (2019-06-07) low -102.5ºC (-152.6ºF) high -21.9ºC (-7.4ºF)
- Winds from the SSE at 4.8 m/s (10.8 mph) gusting to 15.6 m/s (35.0 mph)
- Pressure at 7.60 hPa
Mars Planet Info
| Info | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Equatorial Diameter: | 6,792 km |
| Polar Diameter: | 6,752 km |
| Mass: | 6.42 x 10^23 kg (10.7% Earth) |
| Moons: | 2 (Phobos & Deimos) |
| Orbit Distance: | 227,943,824 km (1.52 AU) |
| Orbit Period: | 687 days (1.9 years) |
| Surface Temperature: | -153 to 20 °C |
| First Record: | 2nd millennium BC |
| Recorded By: | Egyptian astronomers |
The Different Faces of Mars
These were scraped with blood and tears fair and square.
