Abstract

1.Introduction

1.1 History of Ideas

1.2 The Social Construction of Measurement

2. Methods

3. Results

1. How should the Martian sol be divided?

2. Should Martian months always begin on the same sol of the week?

3. How many major divisions of the Martian year should there be?

4. Should the Martian calendar have a leap sol or a leap week?

5. Should Martian months be of equal duration, or should they span equal arcs in Mars' orbit?

6. How many sols should there usually be in a Martian month? (Equal duration months)

7. How many sols should there be in a Martian week?

8. On what sol should the Martian calendar year begin?

9. What event should mark the first Martian calendar year?

10. Should the first Martian calendar year be numbered 0 or 1?

11. What would be an acceptable leap year scheme for a Martian calendar?

12. How should the length of calendar year vary?

13. When should the leap sols occur?

14. Should the calendar be perpetual (each year occurring on the same sol of the week)?

4.Discussion and Conclusion

5.Acknowledgements

6. References

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