Annus Martis: Re: Linked the article.

» BoutrosRND - Re: Linked the article.

In response to Linked the article. posted by Satirie:

Hello! Thanks for the recommendation. I agree, the calendar issues are liable to be hairy to work out and to keep up with. Of course, at first there will be more pressing issues--like breathable air!--but dates and holidays will be just as ubiquitous, and will have to be figured out eventually.

There is another possibility, actually. Since the Martian day is only about a half-hour longer than the Earth day, a pure Martian calendar and a pure Earth calendar could be kept side-by-side and the days checked off simultaneously. Every several weeks you'd have to correct by crossing off an extra Earth day, but that wouldn't be any great burden, and it might be easier than trying to completely merge the two calendars.

-- posted by BoutrosRND