Etymology

Airy Mean Time

Today it means: The standard time as kept on the planet Mars, determined on the prime meridian of Mars, which passes through the crater Airy-0. Full definition →

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Coined in analogy to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). From the determining landmark of the Martian prime meridian, the crater Airy-0.

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