On 7/9/2016 3:00 PM, jimlux wrote: > > TAI my friend, TAI... > Hmm, gravitational time dilation it might complicate things ... I suppose it depends on whether your Mars clock is on the surface of Mars, Earth or somewhere else.
On 7/9/2016 3:34 PM, Hal Murray wrote: > > How good is the data on the rotation rate for Mars? Is it good enough so > that they would need leap seconds? > > Without an ocean or significant atmosphere I bet the rotation rate would be more predictable than Earth - once good measurements were made. The dearth of observatories on Mars suggests the current error bars on current rate estimates pretty wide. Fun to think about that's for sure. -Joe --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
