--- In ares_regia@yahoogroups.com, "tardis1959@..." <tardis1959@...> wrote:

Greetings Fellow Martians!!
Some people believe that when we start living on Mars
we should keep things as simple as possible.
They suggest that we not change things like
second, minute, hour, or week.
The Martian Day (or "Sol") is 88775.244 seconds long
or 24:39:35.244 long
while The Terran Day is 86400 seconds long
or 24:00:00 long
so why can;t the months be about 28 - 31 days long?
They suggest that we divide the year into 24 months.
That would be like 2 Earth years.
But 669 Sols divided by 24 = 27.875 Sols per month.
????
Now take 27.875 - 27 = 0.875
+ 27.875 = 28.75 - 28 = 0.75
+ 27.875 = 28.625 - 28 = 0.625
+ 27.875 = 28.5 - 28 = 0.5
+ 27.875 = 28.375 - 28 = 0.375
+ 27.875 = 28.25 - 28 = 0.25
+ 27.875 = 28.125 - 28 = 0.125
+ 27.875 = 28
You now have a Martian "Semester" or "Trimester".
There would be 3 in a Martian Year.
????
The Martian Months would go something like this:
I January with 27 sols
I February with 28 sols
I March with 28 sols
I April with 28 sols
I May with 28 sols
I June with 28 sols
I July with 28 sols
I August with 28 sols
****
I September with 27 sols
I October with 28 sols
I November with 28 sols
I December with 28 sols
II January with 28 sols
II February with 28 sols
II March with 28 sols
II April with 28 sols
****
II May with 27 sols
II June with 28 sols
II July with 28 sols
II August with 28 sols
II September with 28 sols
II October with 28 sols
II November with 28 sols
II December with 28 sols
????
Now that is a Martian Calndar. It should work but
if it doesn;t I;ll let you know.
This Martian Year (72) began on a Monday.
I don;t think we need a calendar but what the hey.
Thank you and all of our best to Marvin and K-9!!
Year 72 Sol 476 / Mars Date 72476 @ 3:37 MTC or
Friday, 10th of April, 2009 CE @ 15:48 UTC or
Sunday, 3rd of II June, 72 MCE @ 3:37 MTC .

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