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Differing in situ values have been reported for the average temperature on Mars, [23] with a common value being −63 °C (210 K; −81 °F). [24] [25] Surface temperatures may reach a high of about 20 °C (293 K; 68 °F) at noon, at the equator, and a low of about −153 °C (120 K; −243 °F) at the poles. [26]
Mars has a higher scale height of 11.1 km than Earth (8.5 km) because of its weaker gravity. [5] The theoretical dry adiabatic lapse rate of Mars is 4.3 °C km −1, [131] but the measured average lapse rate is about 2.5 °C km −1 because the suspended dust particles absorb solar radiation and heat the air. [2]
Climate of Mars; 0–9. 2018 Mars global dust storm; M. Mars Climate Orbiter; Mars general circulation model; T. Temperature and Winds for InSight; Terraforming of Mars
On airless bodies, the lack of any significant greenhouse effect allows equilibrium temperatures to approach mean surface temperatures, as on Mars, [5] where the equilibrium temperature is 210 K (−63 °C; −82 °F) and the mean surface temperature of emission is 215 K (−58 °C; −73 °F). [6]
The other side is at about 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit (1,250 degrees Celsius/1,500 degrees Kelvin). The planet orbits its star at about 2.5% of the distance of Earth to the sun.
The last time Mars reached opposition toward the end of the year two years ago on December 8, 2022. When Will Mars Reach Opposition Next? If you aren’t able to catch the opposition this year, ...
Mars is covered in dry iron oxide dust, has seasonal global dust storms, with a duration of about a month. Mars' average global temperature is −81 °F (−63 °C; 210 K), Earth's average global temperature is 57 °F (14 °C; 287 K). The seasonal Martian polar ice caps are mostly dry ice, frozen carbon dioxide atmosphere (CO 2). [23]
That same day, the Gale Crater on Mars warmed up to a high of minus 4 (minus 20 Celsius), Maue said. Hettinger, North Dakota, on Wednesday was the coldest spot in the nation at minus 45 (minus 43 ...