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Unread 03-07-2007, 08:17
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Re: Opportunity Is Preparing To Descend Into The Victoria Crater

Not if you work down here but your business is up there. If you're on Mars time (like all the rover watchers) you have to keep on the rover's day schedule to stay in the sun. Every day you start work later and later (it's actually 39 minutes 35+ seconds solar day), then eventually get bumped in time to align again, or take time off to realign to Earth time. Your work time is shifted to all hours of the day or night, making for interesting scenarios for family and friends.

On the plus side, you get to have a Mars Clock! Or a commercially made one. Or one for your computer.

Last edited by Roger : 03-07-2007 at 08:24. Reason: Found still more clocks
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