Mars Time

Do they have daylight savings on Mars?

I never realized how much of a problem time and dates can be between planets. Maybe I just got used to the whole "Stardate" concept, or something, but I never figured that Mars having a different rotational period would effect its <i>day</i>. Year, sure, but having a different length day caught me by surprise. Anyhow, <i>I</i> may not have thought of it, but scientists at NASA sure have. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.astrobio.net/news/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=arti… article on Asrobiology Magazine </a>describes what they're going through to allow for this. It's quite a challenge!

You can read more about how Martian time works, and differs from Earth time, at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.marsbase.net/">Marsbase Dot Net</a>. And, if you'd like something to help you keep track of what time it actually is on Mars, you can get <a target="_blank" href="http://www.giss.nasa.gov/tools/mars24/">the Mars Time Tool </a>from <a target="_blank" href="http://www.giss.nasa.gov/">the Goddard Instituite for Space Studies</a>.