Approximately how long is a solar day on Mars?
The solar day, is the time it takes for the Earth to rotate on its axis so that the Sun appears in the same position in the sky. This position changes slightly each day. On Earth, a mean solar day works out to being 24 hours long.
On Mars, a solar day lasts 24 hours, 39 minutes, and 35 seconds. Rounding that out, we say that a day here on Earth works out to an even 24 hours while on Mars, a day lasts 24 hours and 40 minutes.
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31 Comments
Theda Davis
tesla alset, Why do you always repeat the answer? Just curious
Poonam Dhami
It is 24 hrs 32min
Poonam Dhami
24hrs 37 minn 22seconds
Diding Otico
Good question
Michael Doherty
Victoria Ramos, really, was all that repetition necessary?
Noreen Kelly
Excellent Ques.
Janice Fish
Good question
Fred Zeb Fudpucker
Steve Miller, yeah if you can feel the difference w/o a clock.
Fred Zeb Fudpucker
Stephen Vilcko, UNSUBSCRIBE!
Doug Kern
Good question.
Fred Zeb Fudpucker
Ian Swindale, how does distance from the sun have anything to do with how long a planet takes to rotate on its axis? Hmmm?
Donna R. O'Brien Moran
Answered correctly.
Emilia Kosterina
Very interesting, thank you!
Dr. Bhoomz
Easy one for me.......I knew it was 24hr. 39min.
Steve Miller
Steve Miller, So a day on Mars would seem slightly longer to a newly arrived Earthling, but they would get used to it