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Old 10-22-2008, 10:50 AM
cheerfulgreek cheerfulgreek is offline
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Originally Posted by DaemonSeid View Post
Psssst...a little 5th grade astronomy lesson...day light hrs on other planets can be measured differently as sunrise and sunset varies...a watch is not always a viable option especially since most other planets do not have a standard 24hr period like......Earth?

Avg Mars day 24.66 hrs

Avg Lunar Day 24.56 hrs

Avg Venus Day - 243 EARTH days (see why a watch would be impractical?)

BTW....has anyone been paying attention to the Asian space race lately?
lol lol

Thanks Daemon.
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