Mars if farther from the sun than the Earth is, so it gets less sunlight, but there is still sunlight on Mars - during the day.
Mars is about 12 light-minutes away from the Sun. Mars is the fourth planet from the sun in the Solar System.
Mars is closest to the sun at a distance of about 206,669,000 kilometers. That's about 11.49 light minutes.
Mars does not emit its own light. Rather it reflects sunlight that falls on it.
Mars is on average about 1.5 AU from the Sun. This means that Mars is approximately 12.45 light minutes away from the Sun.
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it will take 1.5 times longer for light from the sun to get to mars than to get to earth
The distance from the sun to Mars averages 142 million miles. This equates to 2.41558228 × 10^-5 light years
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The sun shines on Mars, just as it shines on the Earth. Since Mars is farther from the sun than the Earth is, it gets less sunlight.
On average, the Sun is about 1.5 astronomical units (AU) away from Mars. 1 AU is the average distance between the Earth and the Sun, which is roughly 93 million miles. This distance is equivalent to approximately 13 light-minutes.