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A 'year' is the time it takes for a planet to orbit the sun. In the case of earth, this is 365 and 1 quarter days. That is why a year lasts for 365 days and every fourth year ( a leap year) we add up all the odd quarter-days to make an extra day which we put into February - as February 29th. Mars, however, takes 687 (to the nearest day) earth days to go round the sun, so a Martian year is 687 days long - or 1.88 earth years.
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∙ 16y agoYears on Mars are longer because a year defines how long a planet takes to orbit the sun, and Mars is farther from the sun so it takes longer to orbit the sun
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∙ 12y agoTime take long very on Mars. One year earth equals is 4.2 years Mars. Hope you very well answer!
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Which planets have longer and shorter years than earth?
Planets closer to the sun than Earth orbit the sun in less than one year (Mercury and Venus), while planets further out from the sun than Earth take longer than a year (Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune). The further out you go, the longer it takes to orbit the sun.
Which has the longest day mars or earth?
Mars does. A day on Mars is 24 hours, 39 minutes and 35 seconds, which is slightly longer than the roughly 24 hour day experienced on Earth.
Why are seaons on Mrs about twice as long as those on earth?
mars is further away from the sun than mars, so it takes longer to go round the sun and the seasons are longer
Why are the days on Mars longer?
The length of a planet's day depends on the speed of its rotation. Mars rotates slightly more slowly than Earth does, and so it has a slightly longer day.
Why is a day on the mars about 37 minutes longer than a day on the earth?
Its to do with the time taken for the planet to rotate once on it axis, Mars just takes a little longer, making its apparent day longer.
Why are mars days longer than earth days?
Because Mars rotates slower than Earth
How long will it take for light rays leaving the sun to reach mars?
it will take 1.5 times longer for light from the sun to get to mars than to get to earth
How would the length of a year on mars compare with that on earth and Why?
It would be longer because Mars is further away from the sun and orbits slower than the Earth; therefore will take longer to complete a full revolution.
Is a year on Mars longer or shorter than an earth year?
Astronomers refer to a planet's orbital period as its year. On that basis Mars does have a longer year than Earth.
How long does it take for Mars to orbit the sun compared to Earth?
It takes Earth about 365 Earth days to orbit the sun. It takes Mars about 687 Earth days to orbit the sun. This means it takes Mars about 1.88 times longer to orbit the sun than Earth.
How much longer is a day on mars than a day on earth?
A day on Mars is slightly longer, about 24.62 Earth hours (24 hours, 37 minutes).
How long would it take a laser beam to hit mars from earth orbit?
It depends on where Earth and Mars are in their orbits. Since Mars takes longer to orbit the sun than Earth does the distance between the two planets varies considerably. When Earth and Mars are closest a beam of light will take about 4 minutes to reach Mars from Earth. When they are farthest (on opposite sides of the sun) a bean of light would take about 12 minutes.
Is the rotation of mars period longer or shorter than earths?
Longer. A day on Mars is around 39 minutes longer than a day on Earth, and it also takes Mars 668 days to make one trip around the sun (which means that seasons on Mars are also nearly twice as long as seasons on Earth are).
Is the time on mars different then the time on earth?
If you mean unit of time, then yes. A second on Earth is the same as a second on Mars, as is a minute, or an hour. Mars' length of day, however is slightly longer than an average Earth day because it rotates slightly slower than the Earth. A Martian year is also longer than a year on Earth because its orbit around the Sun is longer. One orbit around the Sun for Mars takes a little less than two Earth years.
What is the rotation of mars on its axis at a time?
Mars takes just a little longer than earth does, at 24.6229 hours or 1.6 earth days
Which planet's day is only 37 minutes longer than earth's?
Mars
How long does it take fore Mars to rotate?
Just a little longer than an Earth day... approximately 24 hours and 39 minutes.
