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Mars period of revolution around the sun, its orbit, is 686.971 Earth days long. The time it takes to make one spin on its axis relative to the background stars is 24h:37min:22.663sec.

The apparent day or solar day on mars is 24h : 39min : 35sec.

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How long does it take mars to make a full rotation around the sun?

Mars does not rotate around the Sun. It revolves around the Sun. It takes Mars about 687 Earth days for Mars to revolve once around the Sun.Planets and moons rotate about their own axes, but they revolve around the Sun (for planets) or (for moons) other planets.


How long does Mars take to revolve around the Sun?

on mars it is 1058 days a year! According to NASA, Mars orbits the sun once every 686 Earth days (1.881 Earth days). http://www.giss.nasa.gov/research/briefs/allison_02/ Mars makes one revolution on its axis every 24 hours and 39 min. (Earth time), a Mars "day" is referred to as "one sol." A person on Mars would complete one Mars year in 668 sols. The giss.nasa.gov URL above has a good explanation of Mars time. it takes mars... 186 days to rotate and 12 years to revolve around the sun.


How long does it take Mars to revolve around the sun?

Mars takes about 686 Earth days (1.88 earth years) to revolve around the Sun. Because Mars is farther from the Sun, its orbit is longer, and it moves in that orbit at a slower speed than Earth.


How many earth days does it take for mars to rotate on it's axis?

Mars rotates on its axis in 24.6 earth hours = 1.025 earth days.


How long does it take Betelgeuse to revolve once?

Betelgeuse does not actually rotate like a solid body, as it is a supergiant star with an irregular shape due to its strong pulsations. It is estimated that Betelgeuse has a rotation period anywhere from tens to hundreds of years.

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How long does it take mars to make a full rotation around the sun?

Mars does not rotate around the Sun. It revolves around the Sun. It takes Mars about 687 Earth days for Mars to revolve once around the Sun.Planets and moons rotate about their own axes, but they revolve around the Sun (for planets) or (for moons) other planets.


How long dos it take for Mars to rotate?

24.6 hours


Who long does it take for Mars to revolve around the earth?

Mars does NOT revolve around the Earth !.. It revolves around the SUN... taking 687 days to orbit the sun once.


How many years and days does it take Mars to rotate and revolve?

Revolution: Almost 687 days Rotation: A little over 24 hours


How long does it take for mars to rotate on its axis in earth time?

558844874


How long would it take for mars to roatate on its axis?

It would take 24 hours and 37 minuets for mars to rotate once. It would take 687 days for mars to rotate around the sun. -Rachel Hagara


How long does it take for Eris to rotate the sun?

The word is "revolve" or "orbit", not "rotate". It takes Eris 560 years to orbit the Sun once.


How long does it take Saturn to rotate around the sun?

It takes 29.5 of our years to revolve around the Sun.


How long does it take for Mars to rotate around the sun?

687 earth days


How long does it take mars to rotate around the world?

Mars does not rotate around the Earth. It rotates around the Sun, just like all the other planets/


How long does it take Mars to make a full rotation?

it takes mars 24.6 hours to rotate on its axis once


How long does it take Mars to rotate around the earth?

Mars does not rotate around the Earth. It rotates on its axis, and it revolves around the Sun, just as all the other planets do.