--- NEWS | 2 ++ Theory | 10 +++++++--- 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index dfda622..b6a306f 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ Unreleased, experimental changes Cite the recent Mexican decree changing Quintana Roo's time zone. (Thanks to Carlos Raúl Perasso.) + Update info about Mars time. + Release 2015a - 2015-01-29 22:35:20 -0800 diff --git a/Theory b/Theory index e9be715..9861a4f 100644 --- a/Theory +++ b/Theory @@ -717,9 +717,11 @@ Mittelalters und der Neuzeit_, herausgegeben von Dr. O. Grotefend ----- Time and time zones on Mars ----- -Some people have adjusted their work schedules to fit Mars time. -Dozens of special Mars watches were built for Jet Propulsion -Laboratory workers who kept Mars time during the Mars Exploration +Some people's work schedules use Mars time. Jet Propulsion Laboratory +(JPL) coordinators have kept Mars time on and off at least since 1997 +for the Mars Pathfinder mission. Some of their family members have +also adapted to Mars time. Dozens of special Mars watches were built +for JPL workers who kept Mars time during the Mars Exploration Rovers mission (2004). These timepieces look like normal Seikos and Citizens but use Mars seconds rather than terrestrial seconds. @@ -760,6 +762,8 @@ Jia-Rui Chong, "Workdays Fit for a Martian", Los Angeles Times <http://articles.latimes.com/2004/jan/14/science/sci-marstime14> (2004-01-14), pp A1, A20-A21. +Tom Chmielewski, "Jet Lag Is Worse on Mars", The Atlantic (2015-02-26) +<http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/02/jet-lag-is-worse-on-ma...> ----- Local Variables: -- 2.1.0