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Old December 9th 18, 08:35 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
Paul Schlyter[_3_]
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Default Lat/Long and timekeeping system for Mars

On Sat, 08 Dec 2018 15:36:16 -0700, Chris L Peterson
wrote:
On Sat, 08 Dec 2018 23:03:38 +0100, Paul Schlyter
wrote:


A similar calendar on Jupiter would have to have about 300 months

of
about 30 days each. Perhaps we should refrain from trying to name
these months and just number them instead?


Or maybe use something like stardates. A year with as many decimal
places as make sense given the length of that year.


Are you suggesting that the day-night cycle should be ignored?