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The Martian orbit is quite elliptical relative to Earth. Sunlight during the perihelion months is 40% brighter than at aphelion. Not from the angle of Sun, like
by nwallin 6y ago
The Martian orbit is quite elliptical relative to Earth. Sunlight during the perihelion months is 40% brighter than at aphelion. Not from the angle of Sun, like we worry about with Earth seasons, but the actual size of the Sun in the sky. Furthermore, dust storms are significantly more common during the brighter months.
Assuming the energy on a Martian colony would come from solar panels, a Martian colony would still need to care significantly about the seasons and time of day.
- restalis 6y ago"a Martian colony would still need to care significantly about the seasons and time of day" Sure, in most if not all of the places future humans may come to inhabit, the celestial bodies will obviously have a strong influence on their lives and so they'll have to care. But, as I see it, this is more like marking events in a tool-tracked independent time system instead of having the time system devised around what's happening with celestial bodies around them because they can't do any better.