1. Pic of the Sun from Mars on Nov 12 2. Table of Mars parameters that affect seasons. Table of a few dates when seasons began on Mars in the northern hemisphere.

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AkaSci 🛰️ (akasci@fosstodon.org)'s status on Monday, 18-Nov-2024 00:18:44 JST

Spring has sprung in the northern hemisphere of Mars 🌻
The pic below was taken by rover Perseverance on Nov 12, the first day of spring.

Mars's axial tilt causes seasons similar to earth.
A year on Mars is 687 Earth days long.
Seasons are not of equal length on Mars due to its orbital eccentricity.
The New Year starts on the day of the Spring Equinox.
Year 1 was designated to start on Apr 11, 1955.
This will be year 38.

https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/multimedia/raw-images/NLF_1326_0784665048_849ECM_N0620000NCAM00501_01_295J
https://www.planetary.org/articles/mars-calendar
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1. Pic of the Sun from Mars on Nov 12 2. Table of Mars parameters that affect seasons. Table of a few dates when seasons began on Mars in the northern hemisphere.

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