Facts about Mars.

The Martian day is 24 hours 39 minutes, which is very close to Earth. And we could use an extra 39 minutes! Martian sunrises and sunsets are the exact opposite of earthly ones. Because of the dust scattered in the atmosphere of the planet, they are painted in blue tones. Mars currently has no global magnetic field. However, there are magnetized areas in its crust, indicating that the planet possessed it in the distant past.