[meteorite-list] Mars Clock

From: Sterling K. Webb <kelly_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:31:59 2004
Message-ID: <3FFB98E4.62BEF2A_at_bhil.com>

     Hi,

         For those of us following the adventures of the MER-A,
     otherwise known as the Mars Rover Spirit, and having trouble
     with figuring out when its day begins and ends, or having
     trouble keeping the time on Mars straight... I mean, it's bad
     enough trying to figure what time it is in Europe or Iraq or
     Afghanistan or Tokyo, but Mars?
         Well, here is the answer to our problem! Yes, a MARS CLOCK
     java applet which shows a projection of the entire surface of
     Mars with the daylit area bright and the night area dim, as
     well the clock time for Mars. It's unbelievably neat and can
     be downloaded from the following website:
     <http://www.giss.nasa.gov/tools/mars24/>
         I quote, "Other displays include a plot showing the
     relative orbital positions of Mars and Earth and a diagram
     showing the solar angle for a given location on Mars."


     Sterling K. Webb
Received on Wed 07 Jan 2004 12:28:05 AM PST