The Smoital System – a Method of Timekeeping on Mars Based on Utc
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If you don't have time to read, you may want to quickly check "Appendix A" for the “Smoitus” chart to see visually how the timezone alignment systems works, and "Section 5: Equation of Time (Smoital System)" to see how well this system tracks solar time.