What it’s like to stand here
Mars
- weight
- 0.38 g
- sun
- 0.66× as wide
- sky
- warm white
Illustration computed from this world’s measured and derived values, not a photograph.
Rocky world · likely temperate
Mars
What it's like to stand here
0.38 g
your weight (measured mass)
1.9 years
one year, in Earth time
0.66× as wide
how big its sun looks vs ours
warm white
midday sky tint
2.6×
how high you could jump vs Earth
normal
day/night cycle (not tidally locked)
Where it is
Mars is in our own solar system. It orbits about 1.52 AU from the Sun, so sunlight reaches it in roughly 13 minutes. But a spacecraft is far slower:
How long to get there with today’s craft
Jet airliner
29 years
arrives elderly
Parker Solar Probethe fastest craft ever built
14 days
arrives thriving
Light speed
13 min
arrives thriving
Warp 10
0 min
arrives thriving
Folding spacetime
instant
arrives thriving
Size vs Earth
Explore from here · roam the neighborhood
Host star
Sun
G2V · 8 planets
Sibling worlds in this system
Nearby star systems
No neighbors computed.
Similar worlds (size · gravity · star)
No matches computed.
Zoom out: star → system → (soon) galaxy arm, host black hole, and a real image of the host galaxy.
Can you see it tonight? · observe
VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE
Brightnessmag 0.7
To see itno equipment needed
Gear bridge
Matched telescope & eyepiece recommendations are coming. Any product links will carry a clear affiliate disclosure.
Illustration generated from Mars's confirmed parameters, not a photograph.