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Because Mars' average distance from the sun is about 1.5 times the earth's

average distance from the sun.

We've known for about 400 years now that the period of an orbit is completely

determined by the size and shape of the orbit. The size or mass of the orbiting

body have no effect on the period.

So ... farther from the sun, longer time to complete each orbit. It's as simple as that.

Here's the math:

For every planet in our solar system, the quantity

(time for one orbit)2 / (1/2 of the largest dimension across the orbit)3

is the same number.

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