65dBnoise on Nostr: How to establish a Martian calendar? Here is the #Mars Sol Date, as described by ...
How to establish a Martian calendar?
Here is the #Mars Sol Date, as described by Michael Allison and Robert Schmunk, of the #NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (link in the end). In principle, the #MSD could be used as a coherent sol-date reference for a variety of Mars missions and observations.
The "Mars Sol Date" (MSD), as defined by AM2000, represents a sequential count of Mars solar days elapsed since 1873 December 29 at approximately Greenwich noon (Julian Date 2405522.0). This
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Here is the #Mars Sol Date, as described by Michael Allison and Robert Schmunk, of the #NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (link in the end). In principle, the #MSD could be used as a coherent sol-date reference for a variety of Mars missions and observations.
The "Mars Sol Date" (MSD), as defined by AM2000, represents a sequential count of Mars solar days elapsed since 1873 December 29 at approximately Greenwich noon (Julian Date 2405522.0). This
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