Mars in 3D: live position and orbit

The red planet, tinted by iron oxide. It hosts Olympus Mons, the tallest volcano in the Solar System (~22 km).

Mars is shown at its real position, computed from NASA/JPL ephemeris data. The view opens on Mars; you can travel in time, switch between the educational overview and the true-scale voyage, and compare it with every other body of the solar system.

Radius

3 390 km¹

Mass

6.42 × 10²³ kg¹

Surface gravity

3.73 m/s²¹

Mean temperature

-65 °C¹

Mean distance from the Sun

1.524 AU¹

Orbital period

687 days¹

Sidereal rotation

24.62 hours¹

Axial tilt

25.2°¹

Known moons

2 (as of October 2026)²

Missions

• Mariner 9
• Mariner 69
• Viking Project
• Phobos Mission
• HST
• Mars Observer
• Mars Pathfinder
• Mars Global Surveyor
• International Rosetta Mission
• Mars Exploration Rovers: Spirit and Opportunity
• Mars Odyssey
• Mars Express
• Mars Science Laboratory
• Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
• Mars Phoenix
• EPOXI
• Dawn Mission to Vesta and Ceres
• Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN
• ExoMars 2016
• InSight Lander
• Mars 2020: Perseverance Rover

Flybys

• February 25, 2007: Rosetta
• March 12, 2025: Hera

Orbit insertions

• December 25, 2003: Mars Express
• October 19, 2016: ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter

Sources

1. NASA NSSDCA, Planetary and Satellite Fact Sheets. read 2026-09-17. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/planetfact.html
2. NASA Science, Mars Moons. read 2026-09-17. https://science.nasa.gov/mars/moons/