What is the solar constant at Mars?

Answer 1

The solar constant of Mercury varies as the intensity of the sun changes. This rate of variation is greater than on earth. However, the mean solar constant for Mercury is 9130 W/m^2 or 9.13 kW/m^2.

Answer 2

The solar constant of Mars is about 589 watts per square meter. It can be approximated by dividing Earth's solar constant (which is about 1366 watts per square meter) by the square of the ratio of Mars's orbital radius to Earth's orbital radius. Ideally, an actual number for the solar constant of Mars can someday be measured by orbiting a sufficiently specialized satellite around Mars over the course of about 20 years, but it seems that no one has done this yet. Due to a tiny amount of cosmic debris between the orbits of Earth and Mars, the measured value will be a tiny bit smaller than an approximation of Mars's solar constant that is based on Earth's solar constant, but the error of approximation will be less than 1 watt per square meter.

Answer 3

The solar constant at Mars is about 590 W/m^2, which is lower than at Earth due to its farther distance from the Sun and its thinner atmosphere. This value represents the amount of solar energy received per unit area at the top of Mars' atmosphere.

Answer 4

2.5 kW/m2