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mtc - martian timE coordinatEd - display
The Martian Time Coordinated or is the universal time on Mars at 0° longitude.
A sol (Martian solar day) lasts 24 hours, 39 minutes and 35.244 seconds. A Martian year lasts 668.599
sols or 95 weeks of 7 Martian days. A sol is divided into 24 Martian hours of 60 Martian minutes. Each
Martian minute is divided into 60 Martian seconds. Mars is divided into 24 time zones, every 15°
longitude.
The Speedmaster X-33 Marstimer counts leap years of 668 sols and 669 sols as well as 95 weeks and
96 weeks to compensate for the difference between the Martian solar year and the Martian calendar
year.
must be correctly programmed for to be correct.
No programming is required.
is calculated based on and the leap seconds LEAP S.
Sol in the year
(1 - 669)
Current Martian solar
longitude
(from 0° to 360°)
Selected function
Alternating display between:
- - day of the Martian
week
- - Martian week
number (1 - 96)
Current time on Mars
(from 00:00:00 to 23:59:59)
Current time on Mars
(from 00:00:00 to 23:59:59)
Display 2
Display 1