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How far is Mars from the sun? Mars has a very eccentric orbit; that is, it deviates from a perfect circle more than any other planet's orbit (Pluto, no longer considered a planet, has an even more eccentric orbit). At its farthest distance (aphelion), Mars is 154 million miles (249 million km) from the sun.At its closest (perihelion), Mars is 128 million miles (206 million km) distant. On average, the distance to Mars from the sun is 141 million miles (228 million km).Mars revolves around the sun in 687 Earth days, which represents a Martian year.Measuring the distance.ow far is Mars from the sun? Mars has a very eccentric orbit; that is, it deviates from a perfect circle more than any other planet's orbit (Pluto, no longer considered a planet, has an even more eccentric orbit). At its farthest distance (aphelion), Mars is 154 million miles (249 million km) from the sun.
When at its the nearest, it is approximately 206,669,000 km / 128.4 million miles or 1.381497 AU* from the Sun. This makes the mean distance of Mars from the Sun in the course of one complete revolution 227,939,100 km / 141.6 million miles or 1.523679 AU. * 1 AU (Astronomical Unit) is equivalent to the Earth's mean distance from the Sun. 227,936,640 km.