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But the liquid evaporates during the Martian day when temperatures rise.
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The craft is still in operation after spending thousands of Martian days exploring the surface.
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Since the Martian day is twenty-four and a half hours, this leads to remarkable results.
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Instead, MAVEN witnessed an aurora that lasted five Martian days, and possibly enveloped the whole planet.
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Chinese scientists would like to get at least 90 Martian days of service out of the robot.
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But other researchers would have liked the simulation to address how the Martian day might affect crewmembers.
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Its average temperature is about 55C and the Martian thermometer rises above zero only on the very warmest Martian day.
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Opportunity is still going strong, and has driven 34km in the 3,000 Martian days since landing.
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It was the close of a Martian day that I felt the returning impact of volition and left the chorus hall.
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Designed to last for just 90 Martian days, it is now approaching its 3400th Martian day of operation.
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A humble sundial to mark the passage of the Martian day is set to be part of NASA's next mission to red planet.
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Since the Martian day was actually about forty-two minutes longer than the days on Earth, adjustments were necessary to keep the two calendars compatible.
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It has no solar panels and so relies only on battery power, which will last between two and eight Martian days (called sols).
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"And a Martian day," he added.
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Today, NASA reports that Spirit, which launched in June 2003, is on Martian day (sol) 1282, outliving Viking 2 by a day so far.
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"From the time it took the greenish spot to cross, I should judge a Martian day to be about fifty hours long," I said.