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Mars24 - 6.0.3

Sunclock for the planet Mars.

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This Version: Not rated (0.0)
Current Version: 6.0.3
Release Date: 2008-08-08
License: Freeware
Downloads (this version): 730
Downloads (all versions): 10,190

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Product Description:

Java-based application which displays a Mars "sunclock", a graphical representation of Mars showing the current sun- and nightsides of Mars, along with a numerical readout of the time in a 24-hour format. Other displays include a plot of the relative orbital positions of Mars and Earth and a diagram showing the day's solar path for a given location on Mars.

What's new in this version:

  • Mars Phoenix landing set to 234.24845°E 68.21878°N. Note that is about 1/4° east of planned landing site, and so adds an extra minute to difference between PHX mission time and Local Mean Solar Time (LMST) at landing site.
  • Inserted leap second to be added to UTC on morning of Jan. 1, 2009, into time calculation algorithm.
  • Mars Phoenix panorama image replaced with full-color image released by Phoenix project on July 31.
  • Some tweaks to control interface appearance, most notably to sunclock landmarks table.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC

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Mars24 ReviewFree for the rest of us - Version: 6.0, 5/21/2008 11:03PM PST

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Phoenix DownUnder
Well its free for us here in Australia... about time we got something for free from the Yanks... After all, your tax dollars go to subsidise food growers over there to the detriment of us more efficient food and resource producers over here, so why not subsidise something that we like for a change. By the way subsidise is the correct English spelling...
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Mars24 CommentaryFree - I don't think so... - Version: 5.2.3, 11/14/2004 10:29AM PST

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GymW
They may not be charging a fee for this software but it is not free - not unless they did it on their own time as a hobby. Otherwise it is your tax dollars at work - probably at premium rates. Frankly it would not surprise me if this little goodie, when you add in administrative, overhead, and support costs goes into the 4, 5 or possible 6 figure range. This is who we are talking about: "The NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), at Columbia University in New York City, is a division of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Earth Sciences Directorate and a unit of the Columbia University Earth Institute." These people do not come cheap!

These are probably your tax dollars at work and I hope you feel that a sunclock for the planet Mars is worthy of the expenditure.

And for those of you that do, and also believe that Steve Jobs is a miracle worker I suggest you do the following:

Email Steve and suggest that he have Edgar Rice Burroughs arise from his grave, contact John Carter of Mars and establish an Apple Dealership on Barsoom(Mars) perhaps in Gathol. That way there will be a distribution channel for Mac's on Mars in a major city that may create a demand and use for this product.
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Mars24 ReviewNice! Perfect for my next telescope session... - Version: 5.2.3, 11/14/2004 02:20AM PST

Tice_582
... so I know what I will see! Thanks to the FAQ-window. Thanks for the nice freeware. Otherwise, this is paid by taxes, isn't it? ; ) Than give us moooore planets!! : )
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