Pertaining to The Martian, what is the ratio of SOLs to Earth days?
I didn't see an explanation in the movie. How many days pass on Earth when one SOL passes on Mars?
I heard a reference of two months passing, but I thought only (counts)....less than 50 SOLs had passed.
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The physics of Mars in The Martian is identical to the actual physics of the planet, as such, we only need to know the actual length of a Martian sol (in hours/minutes) to know how it compares with an Earth day.
A Martian day is nearly identical to an Earth day. There's only a difference of about 2.7% between the two.
The average length of a Martian sidereal day is 24h 37m 22.663s (88,642.66300 seconds based on SI units), and the length of its solar day (often called a sol) is 24h 39m 35.244147s (88,775.244147 seconds). The corresponding values for Earth are 23h 56m 4.0916s and 24h 00m 00.002s, respectively. This yields a conversion factor of 1.02749125170 days/sol. Thus Mars' solar day is only about 2.7% longer than Earth's.
The number above you're interested in is the solar day - 24 hours, 39 minutes, 35 seconds.
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How many Earth days is a Martian sol?
While a year on Earth lasts 365 days, every Mars year lasts 668 sols (Mars days) \u2014 or 687 Earth days, as each sol lasts a little longer than an Earth day at 24 hours and 39 minutes.How does a Martian sol compared to an Earth day?
Mars is a planet with a very similar daily cycle to the Earth. Its sidereal day is 24 hours, 37 minutes and 22 seconds, and its solar day 24 hours, 39 minutes and 35 seconds. A Martian day (referred to as \u201csol\u201d) is therefore approximately 40 minutes longer than a day on Earth.How many hours are in a Martian day?
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