Timekeeping on Mars
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Though no standard exists, numerous calendars and other timekeeping approaches have been proposed for the planet Mars. The most commonly seen in the scientific literature denotes the time of year as t
Martian dust in the air changing over time near Opportunity, time noted in mission sols and solar time
Diagram by Percival Lowell comparing the Martian and Earth years
Universal Time
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Universal Time is a time standard based on Earth's rotation. While originally it was mean solar time at 0° longitude, precise measurements of the Sun are difficult. Therefore, UT1 is computed from a m
Timekeeping on Mars
…in use, such as on the MAVEN orbiter project. Coordinated Mars Time (MTC) or Martian Coordinated Time is a proposed Mars analog to Universal Time (UT1) on Earth. It is defined as the mean solar time at Mars's prime meridian. The name "MTC" is intended to parallel Earth's Coordinated Universal Time…
An 1853 "Universal Dial Plate" showing the relative times of "all nations" before the adoption of universal time
Marine sandglass MMM