VIDEO: Interesting facts about the planet Mars in numbers

Well known for it’s rusty colour, the planet Mars, has many similarities to earth as well as the obvious differences.

Mars is 6792 kilometres in diameter, making it half the size of earth.

Like earth, one day on Mars is also 24 hours and the planet also experiences four seasons with a six month summer and highs of 20 degrees celsius. However, the planet’s average temperature is much colder at -45 degrees celsius.