A Day on Mars Is 40 Minutes Longer Than on Earth



A Martian day (sol) lasts 24 hours 39.6 minutes according to NASA’s Mars Fact Sheet, 39.6 minutes longer than Earth’s 24-hour day. Those extra minutes add up to a whole day’s difference after about 36 Earth days. Mars is also only about half as wide as Earth.

Sources:
– Mars length of day 24.6597 h; Earth 24.0 h: NASA NSSDC Mars and Earth Fact Sheets
– Mars about half the diameter of Earth: NASA Science (Mars facts)

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