Mars...the Final Frontier. Or wait, isn't that space? Or Alaska? Anyways, time systems work on Mars in a somewhat similar but still unique way to timekeeping on earth. This video has a little bit of history, a little bit of astrology, a little bit of horology, a little bit of everything.
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This Week's Article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timekeeping_on_Mars
"That Wikipedia List": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Unusual_articles
Attributions:
Royal Observatory Footage provided by https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkncQFvwWJZnmxkoikmIkSA
Clouds designed by Freepik
Steam Train public domain film from New Zealand Archives.
“The Martian” Poster used under Fair Use
Opportunity Rover Footage Courtesy NASA
Select footage provided by VideoBlocks LLC
Music provided Epidemic Sound
Select maps provided by OpenStreetMap
Select maps provided by Google Maps
Select visuals provided by Wikipedia Commons
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