> The term sol is used by planetary scientists to refer to the duration of a solar day on Mars. The term was adopted during the Viking project in order to avoid confusion with an Earth day. By inference, Mars' "solar hour" is 1/24 of a sol, and a solar minute 1/60 of a solar hour.
I wish they would have picked another name. As a Spanish speaker, I can't stop my mind translating "sol" to "sun". I can already imagine hearing someone say, "how was your sun today?"
I wish they would have picked another name. As a Spanish speaker, I can't stop my mind translating "sol" to "sun". I can already imagine hearing someone say, "how was your sun today?"