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Old December 4th 18, 09:46 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
Paul Schlyter[_3_]
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Default Lat/Long and timekeeping system for Mars

On Mon, 3 Dec 2018 10:56:51 -0800 (PST), Quadibloc
wrote:
. Earth's day (or rotational period) is exactly 23.9345 hours (or,

23 hours=
, 56 minutes, 4.2 seconds).


No. A sidereal day is 23h 56m 4.09054s and even this value is not
exact but only approximate.