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The pole star of a planet is in the direction of its axis of rotation. The orbits of Earth and Mars around the sun are in similar planes, and their axial tilts are similar, but they point in different directions. According to this

http://abaaonline.blogspot.com/2013/07/pole-star-on-differen...

Mars north pole points near Deneb. The reference also gives pole stars for other planets.



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