1 Coat of Arms: The upper right quarter shows a crossed sword and gun, symbols of the liberation from Spain and Colombia. 2  The agricultural tools in the upper left quarter symbolise the tools used for making the Panama canal.
Most asteroids orbit the sun within a broad belt located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter: the asteroid belt. Millions of asteroids are under 0.6 mile (1 kilometer) in diameter, but there are many that are larger.
Earlier it was mentioned that Mars followed a highly eccentric orbit. The orbit of Mars is the second most eccentric in the Solar System. Only Mercuryâs orbit is more eccentric. At perihelion Mars is 206,655,215 km from the Sun and at aphelion it is 249,232,432 km distant.That is a variation of of just under 42,600,000 km. The average distance from Mars to the Sun (called the semi-major axis) is 228 million km.The orbit of a planet varies in relation to the gravitational influences of the bodies around it, so the eccentricity can change over time.hat is a variation of of just under 42,600,000 km. The average distance from Mars to the Sun (called the semi-major axis) is 228 million km. The orbit of a planet varies in relation to the gravitational influences of the bodies around it, so the eccentricity can change over time.