Comparison of the Cost of Various Cooking Methods: Oven, Stove, Gas, Electric, Crockpot, etc. This month's notes: February 2017: Stored US apples are still available. See your state's crop availability calendar for more specific dates of upcoming crops.
Mars Tilt. Of all the features of Mars, its axial tilt is most similar to Earth. Marsâ tilt is 25 degrees, just a fraction away from the Earthâs 23.5 degrees. And because of this tilt, Mars has seasons, just like the Earth. Of course, since Mars takes twice as long as Earth to orbit the Sun, the seasons are twice as long.
The perihelion for Mars is 207 million km, or 1.38 astronomical units (1 AU is the average distance from the Earth to the Sun). The most distant point on an orbit is called aphelion. The aphelion for Mars is 249 million km, or 1.67 AU.The average distance from Mars to the Sun is 228 million km, or 1.52 AU.Astronomers call this the semi-major axis. Mars actually has the second most eccentric orbit of all the planets in the Solar System, right after crazy Mercury. The wide ranging distances have a significant impact on its seasons.he aphelion for Mars is 249 million km, or 1.67 AU. The average distance from Mars to the Sun is 228 million km, or 1.52 AU. Astronomers call this the semi-major axis.