One Martian day is equivalent to 24 hours and 29 minutes on Earth. A day on Mars is known as a “sol.” One Martian year takes 668 sols, which works out to 687 Earth days. That’s why the next ...

The eclipse lasted about 30 seconds, which makes the minutes-long solar eclipses seen from Earth ... spectators to glimpse — ...

Assumptions are made that the craft has already successfully completed a launch and transfer from Earth to a 1-sol Martian Orbit. This allows the team to focus only on EDL methods and technologies.