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Sol 4200 post-drive - captured by Curiosity's L-NavCam (cropped / rotated mosaic)

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[-] TheDeepState@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Is that another term for day?

[-] paulhammond5155@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Yes - 1 Sol is a Martian Solar Day ~39.5 minutes longer than an Earth day

The average duration of the day-night cycle on Mars - i.e., a Martian day - is 24 hours, 39 minutes and 35.244 seconds

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