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It is further from the Sun than Earth, which means it takes longer to orbit the sun, so its year is longer. It's day is longer because it takes slightly longer to rotate, only by about 39 minutes, than Earth does.

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Which is longer a year on earth or a year on mars?

A year on Mars is 1.8808 Earth Years or 686.97 days


Earth's year is slightly longer due to the gravity of Mars?

An Earth year is 365 Earth days. A Mars year is 686.98 Earth days. A Mars year is 1.88 Earth years.


How long is a martain year?

While a year on Earth 365 days, it is longer on Mars. On Mars, it is not quite 687 Earth days, or 1.88 Earth years.


How long will a year be on mars compared to a earth year?

A year on Mars is equal to 687 Earth days. That is about 2 Earth years.


How long is one year on mars in earth years?

One Mars year is about 687 Earth days or 1,89 Earth year.


Why are mars days longer than earth days?

Because Mars rotates slower than Earth


How does the length of a year on mars compare with the length of a year on Earth?

A year on Mars is about 687 Earth days long, which is roughly 1.88 times longer than a year on Earth. This is because Mars takes longer to orbit the sun due to its greater distance from the sun compared to Earth.


Mars rotation around sun?

Mars takes approximately 687 Earth days to complete one orbit around the Sun. The average distance between Mars and the Sun is about 142 million miles. This longer orbit results in Mars having a longer year compared to Earth.


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.


What is length of a year on Mars?

A year on Mars (the time it takes to go around the Sun) is about 686.97 Earth days, about 1.88 of our Earth years.(Martian days are about 40 minutes longer than Earth's. So, the total number of Martian days in a Martian year is only about 668.5921 days.)


Is a year on mars shorter than earth?

No. A year on Earth is 365 1/4 days, while on Mars a year is 687 Earth days.


Does Mars travel faster then Earth?

NO mars has longer years so it has longer orbit and traveling